Leopoldville

Leopoldville

Leopoldville

Leopoldville

Overview

Based on the story of a real-life crime that happened at the tail-end of the longest recession in Ireland’s history, Leopoldville is a play about a gang of young men who rob a pub in a border town. Damaged lives are revealed and friendships profoundly tested as their crime spirals horrifically out of control.

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Cautions

  • Caution Strong Language Strong Language

Details

  • Cast Attributes: All Men

Authors

Jaki McCarrick

Jaki McCarrick is an award-winning writer. Her play Leopoldville won the 2010 Papatango Prize for New Writing, and her most recent play, Belfast Girls, developed at the National Theatre Studio, London, was shortlisted for the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the 2014 BBC ...
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