Common Ground
By Pete Mullineaux and Moya Roddy
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
15 +
Approx. running time
60 – 90 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: 5
Female: 5
Also: 11-16 additional roles can be played by either sex; this includes 5 crucial movement parts, which can be played by other characters doubling up.
Female: 5
Also: 11-16 additional roles can be played by either sex; this includes 5 crucial movement parts, which can be played by other characters doubling up.
Setting
A landfill site and adjacent common ground.
Note
A full-length play for a large cast.
First performance
Galway Youth Theatre, 2004.
Synopsis
Ireland in the not-too-distant future, where Celtic Tiger has become the Celtic Tip! Romeo & Juliet meets Macbeth meets The Field as two rival clans in the waste-disposal business fight over access to what was once a sacred piece of common land. This is a big, exciting piece, combining a range of performance styles and with fantastic scope for percussion and movement choreography. Previously titled Red Lorry Yellow Lorry.