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                                Playshare

                                A Family Affair

                                By Lisa Sheerin

                                Age range
                                13 – 15, 16 +
                                Cast size
                                Under 10
                                Approx. running time
                                30 – 60 mins
                                Gender breakdown
                                Male: 3
                                Female: 4
                                Setting
                                Dublin, present day.
                                Note
                                A school based comedy for a mid sized cast.

                                A New Stage Play for 2011.

                                This play is part of the Tenderfoot collection, a selection of plays that came out of the 2008 - 2019 Tenderfoot programmes at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght in association with South County Dublin Arts Office. Tenderfoot receives Young Ensemble Funding from The Arts Council. All first performances took place at The Civic Theatre Tallaght. To find out more about Tenderfoot, visit The Civic Theatre’s website http://www.civictheatre.ie

                                TENDERFOOT – Plays By & For Young People, is a volume of plays written by young people who participated in Tenderfoot, an annual apprentice theatre programme in The Civic Theatre in Tallaght. The volume is available online through Kenny’s @ www.kennys.ie priced at €15. A class/group set is available for €80 plus postage from The Civic Theatre @www.civictheatre.ie and on (01) 4627477. The volume also contains Weird by Tírna McGauley and updated versions of the following plays listed on Playshare: Departures by Simon O’Mara, Escape by Ciara Donohoe, Park Bench by Ellen O’Sullivan, Party by Sarah Hanlon, Strike! by Alison Bryan & Trapped By Fear by Aisling O’Leary. The volume contains 9 other plays not listed on Playshare. If you need copies of any of these plays you must contact the sellers to obtain a copy of the book. Youth Theatre Ireland has a limited number of free copies available. A Family Affair, Breathe, Hung Up, Just Shiftin’, Silent Night, The Test and Unspoken Words are available from Youth Theatre Ireland.
                                First performance
                                The Civic Theatre Tallaght
                                Synopsis
                                Lily is excited at the start of the school year because Rachel, her cousin, who has been living in Tokyo, has come home and is starting at the school. Things quickly go downhill as Rachel establishes herself at the centre of Lily’s group of friends, leaving Lily feeling isolated and lonely. The situation worsens when Rachel decides to have a birthday party and invite everyone except Lily. Lily’s friends are forced to make a choice between being ‘cool’ and loyal.
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