Belfast Girls By Jaki McCarrick Directed by Svetlana Dimcovic Escaping the Irish famine in 1850 five young women seek passage on a ship to Australia. For many of the ‘orphan girls’ on board, the voyage offers a fresh start. But some girls find they cannot easily escape the memory of their past lives ... Belfast Girls is a world premiere of the newest play from award winning Irish playwright Jaki McCarrick, directed by fellow National Theatre Studio graduate and long-term collaborator, Svetlana Dimcovic. Cast includes Victoria Armstrong, Martha Barnett, Chereen Buckley, Angela Costello & Amy Molloy. Belfast Girls is the second production in The King’s Head Theatre’s new writing season Without D é cor. Theatre company Good Night Out Presents continues its mission to bring new work to London stages by producing Without D é cor led by Artistic Director Adam Spreadbury-Maher & Associate...
The blog of writer, Jaki McCarrick.