The Money Lender
By Eleanor Walsh
Age range
16 +
Cast size
Under 10
Approx. running time
Under 30 mins
Gender breakdown
Female: 3
Setting
A secondary school classroom.
Note
Girls just want to have funds. A comic drama for a small cast.
A Tiny Play.
Fishamble, The New Play Company, in partnership with the Irish Times, asked the Irish public what can be achieved with three minutes of stage time, what are the issues that need to be addressed, and who are the people that should be brought to life in the theatre? The result was Tiny Plays for Ireland.
Fishamble received over 1,700 plays from every county in Ireland and many countries beyond.
Tiny Plays for Ireland combines selected works by members of the public and dramas by some of Ireland’s best-loved writers to provide one dramatic picture of Ireland at the crossroads.
Tiny Plays for Playshare features four plays that would be particular interest to young people. Two were staged as part of Tiny Plays for Ireland 1& 2. The other two were performed as part of Young People's Tiny Plays For Ireland A brief outline is available here of all plays but should you wish to read the whole plays there are available in Tiny Plays for Ireland from http://newisland.ie/product/tiny-playsfor-ireland/. Each Tiny Play is approximately three minutes long.
A Tiny Play.
Fishamble, The New Play Company, in partnership with the Irish Times, asked the Irish public what can be achieved with three minutes of stage time, what are the issues that need to be addressed, and who are the people that should be brought to life in the theatre? The result was Tiny Plays for Ireland.
Fishamble received over 1,700 plays from every county in Ireland and many countries beyond.
Tiny Plays for Ireland combines selected works by members of the public and dramas by some of Ireland’s best-loved writers to provide one dramatic picture of Ireland at the crossroads.
Tiny Plays for Playshare features four plays that would be particular interest to young people. Two were staged as part of Tiny Plays for Ireland 1& 2. The other two were performed as part of Young People's Tiny Plays For Ireland A brief outline is available here of all plays but should you wish to read the whole plays there are available in Tiny Plays for Ireland from http://newisland.ie/product/tiny-playsfor-ireland/. Each Tiny Play is approximately three minutes long.
First performance
Fishamble: The New Play Company, Dublin.
Synopsis
Orla, Amy, and Jess are three Transition Year girls. Orla is just one of the borrowers Jess has been lending to, but she's behind on her payments. One lunchtime, Amy witnesses what both girls are willing to do to get their money.