Set in the district court of Barrabeg, Co. Kerry, a judge presides over the case of a 13-year-old girl about to be sent to an Industrial School. A humane solicitor argues that young children need “kissing and caressing”, while the Mother Superior of the orphanage, where the girl grew up, says they need harsh discipline in order to learn “humility”. The play ends with the girl taking off her scarf to show her shaved head, a punishment for absconding from the orphanage.

Cast Deirdre Donnelly  Philip O'Sullivan  Kate Gilmore  Luke Griffin  David Herlihy  Jane Brennan  Jonathan White  Amilia Stewart-Keating  Peter Coonan  Katie McCann  Mark Lambert  Director: Conall Morrison  Unseen Plays Curator: Professor Christopher Morash Audio Recording: Windmill Lane Recording Studios Facebook - @ AbbeyTheatreDublin Instagram - @ AbbeyTheatreDublin Twitter - @ AbbeyTheatre More info: www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/unseen-plays/