The Tunnel
Author(s):
Terry George
Company:
Brassneck Theatre Company & Seamus Productions
Running time:
2h approx
Age recommendation:
16+ years
Academy Award-Winning director Terry George joins forces with Brassneck Theatre Company to present this Irish première.
Long Kesh prison camp—1976.
Heavy construction rattles the political status prison hut. On the other side of the wall, a dreaded new prison complex is being built.
‘Criminalisation’ is on its way for the men behind the wire…
A tunnel breakout is planned.
Some are escaping to rejoin the war, others want to flee, all are desperate to survive. Are they clawing their way to freedom or digging their own graves?