Festival
Devised by Waterford Youth Arts, with Alan King
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
15 +
Approx. running time
90 mins +
Gender breakdown
Male: 9
Female: 9
Also: There are 32 speaking parts with most of the cast playing multiple roles but the play could work equally well with one actor per part.
Female: 9
Also: There are 32 speaking parts with most of the cast playing multiple roles but the play could work equally well with one actor per part.
Setting
The Hill of Tara.
Note
A full-length comic fantasy for a very large cast.
First performance
Waterford Youth Arts, September 2007. Directed by Alan King.
Synopsis
When the Irish Government decide to build a motorway through the hill of Tara, superstar metal band RUKKAZ decide to mount a protest music festival against the destruction. As our cast descends on the historic site for the festival, all is not as it seems. As the powers of good and evil are pitted against each other in a battle that could destroy mankind, most festival goers just want to have a party.
Blending youth culture with political fact and the fantasy of Irish Folklore, Festival is a modern, funny look at our contemporary pop culture and our treatment of political issues.
Blending youth culture with political fact and the fantasy of Irish Folklore, Festival is a modern, funny look at our contemporary pop culture and our treatment of political issues.