Connections Plays 2012
Journey To X
by Nancy Harris
A group of young people are on a mission to get to London for the open audition of the world's most popular talent show, before it's too late.
They have to find a name for their group, an outfit that doesn't make them look ridiculous, some fake ID and a way to pay for their flights without alerting their parents. They also have to find five hundred quid and fast...because their journey for fame and fortune is really a journey for something far less glamorous. Something their country doesn't approve of, something their parents wouldn't condone.
It's a decision only one of them can make, whether she wants to or not.
Cast size 10
Age suitability 14-19
Nancy Harris
Nancy Harris was born and raised in Dublin. Theatre credits include; No Romance (Abbey Theatre), The Kreutzer Sonata (The Gate Theatre), Little Dolls (The Bush Theatre), Love In A Glass Jar (The Abbey Theatre). She has been a writer on attachment at the Soho Theatre and National Theatre Studio respectively and has had work produced with Mind The Gap Theatre Company New York. Her radio credits include Love In A Glass Jar and the five part woman’s hour drama series Blood In The Bridal Shop co-written with Louise Ramsden, both for BBC Radio 4. Nancy has also written for television. She is currently The Pearson Playwright in Residence at The Bush Theatre.
