New production images are released for Removed, a brand new play inspired by interviews with young people growing up in care in Northern Ireland, created by Prime Cut Productions in collaboration with playwright Fionnuala Kennedy and Voice Of Young People In Care (VOYPIC), and in association with Young at Art. Removed will receive its world premiere at Belfast Children’s Festival on Saturday 9 March and run until 16 March 2019 at the Brian Friel Theatre. The new production images can be viewed and downloaded here.
Removed is a funny and affecting fictional story, told by a character called ‘Adam’ and offers insight into the experiences of growing up in the Northern Irish care system.
Adam is OK to share his story - really it's alright - it's OK that his life was turned upside down - and the social workers were nice, kinda - and the foster homes, well... and his baby brother Joe?
Removed is not based on one individual, but rather an amalgam of the many interviews gathered by Fionnuala Kennedy, with Voice Of Young People In Care, a group of young people with care experience who are campaigning for changes to the care system in Northern Ireland.
Removed has been developed through Prime Cut’s Participate and Innovate Programmes and is supported by Creative Europe as part of the EU Collective Plays Project.
Prime Cut Productions in association with Young At Art present
Removed
Written by Fionnuala Kennedy
Directed by Emma Jordan
Featuring Conor J Maguire as Adam
Set Design by Ciaran Bagnall
Lighting Design by Paul Keogan
Sound Design by Conor Mitchell
AV Design by Conan McIvor
Funded by Arts Council Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, Paul Hamlyn Foundation Creative Europe
Performance Dates: until Saturday 16 March 2019
Preview Performance: Friday 8 March
Press in from: Saturday 9 March
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Brian Friel Theatre, Queens University Belfast
Address: 20 University Square, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1PA
Suggested Running Time: 60mins
Tickets: Young at Art Festival Box Office: 028 9024 3042 (open M-F 10am-2pm) / https://www.youngatart.co.uk/whats-on/removed
Price: £10- £8
Suggested Age Recommendation: 11+ with parental/carer discretion (contains some strong language)
