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JOHN P ROONEY
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Permanent Deadweight Squinty & the Scotch GiantPermanent Deadweight
Synopsis:
Between 1848 and 1851, more than 4,000 female orphans were sent from Irish workhouses to Australia. their subsequent history is one of exploitation and abuse. Set in a Belfast school in 1991, Permanent Deadweight uses the play within a play technique to tell this story. the play is seen through the eyes of four contemporary schoolgirls - all permanent residents of the school's withdrawal unit. Stumbling accidentally into the rehearsal room for the school play these modern-day 'sin bin' girls discover they have more in common with the production's orphan protagonists than they think.
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1st Produced:
Down County Museum as part of a tour to schools and venues 1991
Organisations:
Replay Productions, Belfast, Ireland
1st Published:
script in the Linen Hall Library, Ireland >>> , Between 1848 and 1851, more than 4,000 female orphans were sent from Irish workhouses to Australia. their subsequent history is one of exploitation and abuse. Set in a Belfast school in 1991, Permanent Deadweight uses the play within a play technique to t -
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play for 14-18 year olds.
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Male: - Female: 4 Other: -
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Synopsis:
It is Easter Monday night, 15th April 1941, and Hitler's Luftwaffe is about to take Belfast by surprise. In a terrace house in the city three children and a baby are home alone. As the bombs begin to fall, a mysterious stranger arrives to watch over them during that dreadful night. Cuey and Trish think that he said his name was Finlay but Squinty thinks he said something else. Who is the mysterious stranger and why does he know so much about wars and battles? This is a play which, by entwining the story of the Belfast Blitz with tales of the legendary Finn McCool, examines the nature of war and conflict against the background of a cultural identity that is common to all.
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1st Produced:
Belfast: Old Museum Arts Centre, 7 College Square N, Belfast BT1 6AR 1994
Organisations:
Replay Productions, Belfast, Ireland
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Genre:
for 8-11 year olds
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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