Push Pull We're on The Move & More!
By Pete Mullineaux
Age range
11 – 13, 13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
10 – 15
Approx. running time
30 – 60 mins
Gender breakdown
Most roles suited to either gender.
Setting
Open stage with minimum props.
Note
Two Short Plays for Youth Theatre on Global Issues
First performance
First Performed at Afri (Action from Ireland) events, at their Feile Bride Conference in Kildare and Famine Walk in Louisburgh, Co. Mayo.
Synopsis
Two short plays that link food security, forced migration, war and related themes. The plays can be played separately or linked together.
These plays along with three others: The Scared Cactus, Calling the Shots, Jackie & Her Beanstalk, have been published in Just A Second! Exploring Global Issues through Drama & Theatre, (Afri 2015.) This publication was favourably reviewed in Youth Drama Ireland and in International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, volume 7 number 3.
These plays along with three others: The Scared Cactus, Calling the Shots, Jackie & Her Beanstalk, have been published in Just A Second! Exploring Global Issues through Drama & Theatre, (Afri 2015.) This publication was favourably reviewed in Youth Drama Ireland and in International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, volume 7 number 3.