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                                The Gaff

                                Devised by Complex Youth Theatre, directed by Anthony Goulding and Sian Ní Mhuirí

                                Age range
                                16 +
                                Cast size
                                15 +
                                Approx. running time
                                30 – 60 mins
                                Gender breakdown
                                Male: 5
                                Female: 11
                                Also: Potential for larger ensemble and any gender characters.
                                Setting
                                A house. The present.
                                Note
                                An immersive drama for a large group.
                                First performance
                                Complex Youth Theatre in The Complex in June 2017.
                                Synopsis
                                Free Gaff, what could possibly go wrong? – Just a small gathering of friends, nothing too wild –Will Luan finally get Ali’s attention? Will Keith be with Lauren at the end of the night? Or will The Bitches of East Wall show up and wreck everything? There’s no way of avoiding some sort of drama.

                                Drinking games, dance-offs, break-ups, double-drops and a sink full of vomit later, and the quiet-couple-of-cans is definitely turning into a night to remember (or a night to forget).

                                First performed by Complex Youth Theatre following a year-long devising process led by Anthony Goulding, with Sian Ní Mhuirí. The Gaff is an immersive drama about the stronghold of teenage resistance and experimentation that materialises during a free gaff.

                                Exploring themes of friendship, peer relationships, and the role of alcohol and drugs in social situations, this a contemporary play for an older experienced group.
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