The Pure Stunnahs
By Niamh Murphy
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
Under 10
Approx. running time
Under 30 mins
Gender breakdown
Female: 2
Setting
In a girls bathroom.
Note
A tiny play about a big night out 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
Shannon and Shantel are in Shannon's bedroom. They are getting ready to go into town for a big night out. While they are getting ready they talk about school life and about Shantel's big date with Ryan.