Leaving
By Gerry Stembridge
Age range
16 +
Cast size
15 +
Approx. running time
90 mins +
Gender breakdown
Male: 8
Female: 8
Female: 8
Setting
A classroom.
Note
Full-length comic drama for an older youth theatre group.
First performance
Dublin Youth Theatre. Published in Playshare- Volume 1 (NAYD, 2005).
Synopsis
It's 2:45 am on the last day of school for the Leaving Certificate gang and they're planning a surprise for the teachers and students of their community school. Armed with outsize lingerie, paint and dirty mags, it is all meant to be a prank, a bit of craic. But when an older brother and his cronies arrive on the scene it all begins to go horribly wrong. Sharp dialogue and witty repartee contribute to exploring issues about adolescents moving into adulthood. This play is about excitement, anguish, confusion and conflicting loyalties. It contains strong language. Written in the late 1980s, musical references can be easily
updated.
updated.