The performances take place ‘as part of the school day’, during a designated extra curricular activity time. I've been wanting to read this for such a long time, well since I saw the movie and it finally came in the library today.

A great play nonetheless which is difficult to actually enjoy because of the nature of it, but Enda highlights the dangers of conformity and what can happen if a joke is taken too far. Even though they only really communicate through text, they are depicted in an old hotel-like room and actually having contact.

A group of bored and restless teenagers - William, Jack, Eva, Emily and Laura - spend their time deconstructing children's literature and the messages in modern pop music. A group of keyboard warriors- nameless, faceless and masked by a computer screen find comfort in antagonist William. But when a new member joins to share his depression and thoughts of suicide, the conversation takes a darker turn. He convinces Jim to flush down his antidepressants to make himself feel more relaxed and to reveal his face behind the depressants, his true identity.

Chatroom was originally performed as part of the 2005 NT Connections season, produced by Boomerang Theatre Company, Cork and directed by Donal Gallagher. From purely reading it, the ending felt a little flat but I can imagine it being a much more powerful thing to witness than to read.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. From this chilling premise is forged a funny, compelling and uplifting play that tackles the issues of teenage life head-on and with great understanding.