Translated and Directed by Graeme Maley. A remote Island, full of mythical tales, childhood memories and a very recent horrific past, is the setting for the local and the city boy, forced to confront their prejudices. Read more …
'Ma grannies island 's a place all children dream of. Ma grannies island 's a place where children die'. And the Children Never Look Back, is a beautifully simple play, connecting the modern world to the shared histories of the Icelandic Saga's and our own sea myths.
The play is oddly structured, often more like a raging monologue from Julie Austin’s grief-stricken Sunna, with occasional interruptions from Mark Wood’s Danny, than a genuine conversation. It’s difficult, though, to resist the power of a drama that, for all its brevity, slices straight to the heart of our increasingly impatient demand for simple, blame-shifting explanations that keep tragic events at a distance.
A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday September 24, 2012, until Saturday September 29, 2012. More info: http://playpiepint.com