OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Kate Heffernan 

• Setting

  A patch of peatland in the midlands of Ireland.

• Notes

  For young audiences aged 8+. Commissioned by The Ark. 

• Synopsis

  On the edge of a town, in the middle of a bog, half way between a school and a housing estate, Rayy and Jo have come to dig a hole. The story is centred on the things they bury, and the things they find. With lightness and humour, this play for children asks big questions about life, death, time and history. A conversation between two 11-year olds who find themselves standing on top of everything that has ever happened, it is a story of friendship, loss, and finding our place in the world.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Total

  2

• Cast Notes

  Performers can be any gender, and any age, but should look roughly the same age as each other. In the original production, both roles were played by male actors.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  02 March 2019

• Producer

  Produced by The Ark

• Original Venue

  The Ark
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme.