OUR DAY OUT

A play by Willy Russell

with songs by Bob Eaton, Chris Mellor and Willy Russell

Directed by
Ollie Breslin

Musical direction by
Katie MacCarthy

Orchestration by
Brendan Doherty

Choreography by
Libby Seward

Lighting design by
Jim Daly

This was WYA's first musical theatre production in its 16-year history.

The play follows Mrs Kay's Progress class, unleashed for the day on a school outing. Originally set in Liverpool and Wales, WYA changed it to Waterford and Cork.

However, Our Day Out is more than just a romp. It points to the depressing reality for some young people, for whom one day out is as much as they can expect.

Presented by 33 young actors from WYA's Outreach Drama Workshop Programme, this was WYA's first youth theatre production of 2001. It was the highlight production of the year for WYA's junior Members. Four older Members played the adult parts.