Game Over
By Michelle Read
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
Under 10
Approx. running time
Under 30 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: 1
Female: 3
Female: 3
Setting
Limbo, aka a strange waiting room between life and death.
Note
A black comic drama for a small cast.
First performance
First performed by Dublin Youth Theatre.
Synopsis
Titch, Mel and Nicky don’t know each other, but they’ve one thing in common; they’ve all woken up in a strange place and they’re not sure what the hell is going on. Mel was on a night out with her boy-racer boyfriend and it looks like they might have crashed. Nicky was shaking the vending machine at work and it may just have fallen on top of her! And Titch? Well, Titch didn’t have a choice in the matter. When Stormcry appears, they think he’ll have all the answers, but he’s more confused than they are.
‘Game Over’ is an existential comedy about saying goodbye—and maybe getting a second chance. Set in a surreal limbo, the play follows four teenagers who come to a startling realisation: they might be dead. Blending humour with heart, the story explores big questions about life and death in a way that’s playful rather than heavy-handed. With wit, warmth and pathos, the show invites a reflection on mortality through the eyes of its young characters - without ever losing its comedic spark.
‘Game Over’ is an existential comedy about saying goodbye—and maybe getting a second chance. Set in a surreal limbo, the play follows four teenagers who come to a startling realisation: they might be dead. Blending humour with heart, the story explores big questions about life and death in a way that’s playful rather than heavy-handed. With wit, warmth and pathos, the show invites a reflection on mortality through the eyes of its young characters - without ever losing its comedic spark.