a short epic on marching by Dave Duggan
| The
Shopper and The Boy was first produced and toured Derry Londonderry
in June 1996. It is a 40- minute two hander on the theme of Loyalist
marching. It tells the stories of two individuals on the day of
The Apprentice Boys March on August 12th. An Apprentice Boy gets
ready for the march. A shopper searches the city for a school
uniform. They live on different sides of the river. The play deals
with the complex question of cultural and political conflict.
It does not propose a solution but attempts to expose the issues. |
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| "The
performances of The Shopper and The Boy and the workshops that followed allowed our community of East Belfast a great insight into the problems that occur during the marching season between both communities" |
George
Newell October 1998 Cultural Development Worker Ballmacarrett Arts and Cultural Society |
