Fail, An Epic Or An Epic Fail
By Jody O'Neill
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
Under 10, 10 – 15
Approx. running time
60 – 90 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: Flexible
Female: Flexible
Female: Flexible
Setting
Various.
Note
The play was devised with Activate Youth Theatre during Covid, and uses Covid and the experiences of young people during that time in its narrative and structure. However, the play is flexible in structure and it's possible to remove scenes from the context of Covid if that's not something the group is interested in exploring. The core scenes can be used as a template from which to devise scenes that speak to the group's current lived experience.
First performance
First performed by Activate Youth Theatre, 2021.
Synopsis
Against a background of planetary uncertainty, a group of young people try to navigate love, life and the climate crisis. With a fragmented narrative, the play explores aspects of the global crisis we currently face, and the unfair pressure on young people to be the ones to solve it. It uses many different styles and theatrical tools to take the audience on a journey full of humour and heart and jam-packed with information.