Tir Na n'Og

Characters

Bran
A leader - of a group of youths/an Irish seafaring prince from the time of heroes

Nechtan
His sidekick, a follower who redeems himself eventually by choosing his own path

Youth
An enigmatic helper of the Banshee. Definitely not human. The essence of Youth.

Banshee
The MC of the cabaret. Bran's evil genius and the controller of his destiny

Bangers
Half a double act with Mash

Mash
Half a double act with Bangers

Prunes
Half a double act with Custard

Custard
Half a double act with Prunes

Stooge
The crochety old bugger down the pub

Mrs Stooge
His Missus

Wench A
This cabaret's equivalent of a bunny girl - not very bunny or girl

Wench B
The other one. Also not very bunny or girl

PR Person
An irritating tick. A representative of the consumer society

Scenes

A Cabaret with tables and a band - and a different Cabaret that is the same. The audience sit at the cabaret tables amongst the performers.

Scenario

Tir Na n’Og is based on the Irish story of Bran and Nechtan's trip to the Isles of Youth. This island is a strange cabaret where anything goes but where nothing ever changes. In the end, no amount of debauchery can counter the excruciating boredom of living for ever, and Nechtan chooses to come home, only to find that hundreds of years have passed. He leaps ashore and turns to dust.

The music for the songs is played by a Cabaret Band on stage, and was composed by Ian Morgan-Williams.

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