OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Mary Raftery 

• Author Notes

  Compiled and edited by Mary Raftery.

• Notes

  No Escape was the first ever documentary play commissioned by the Abbey Theatre. 

• Synopsis

  A work of documentary theatre which conveys the essence of The Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (The Ryan Report, 2009). It details the experiences of survivors of Ireland's industrial and reformatory schools from the 1930s to the 1970s. 

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  3

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  13 April 2010

• Production Notes

  Produced as part of The Darkest Corner, a programme of work which cast light on abuse within Ireland's state funded and regulated institutions. 

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Performed on the Peacock stage.

Source Of Information

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