OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Frank McGuinness 

• Setting

  A field.

• Notes

  A play for post-primary schools

• Synopsis

  Borderlands explores Southern attitudes to Northern Ireland and attitudes of young people in the North. Four young men from Derry, two Catholics and two Protestants, decide to bury their religious differences and go on a charity walk. On their first day across the border, they prepare to pitch their tent in the Republic.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences

• Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  5

• Cast Size Female

  1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  08 February 1984

• Production

  Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company

• Original Venue

• Venue Notes

  First performed at The Dominican Convent, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, as part of a tour to schools.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from Three Team Plays (Wolfhound Press, 1985).