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The Leap
Series: Plays for Young People
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It was an accident! When Wendy jumps off the family piano and shatters her mam’s favourite glass table, she doesn't just break the glass, she cracks open a whole other world. With the shards packed into her backpack and emotions bubbling inside her, Wendy follows her...
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It was an accident!
When Wendy jumps off the family piano and shatters her mam’s favourite glass table, she doesn't just break the glass, she cracks open a whole other world. With the shards packed into her backpack and emotions bubbling inside her, Wendy follows her dad through a trapdoor and into another world.
The Leap takes us to a place where ancient wrongs may be righted, new worlds are created and a young girl’s sad heart may be cured. It might be possible to piece together what’s been broken. But only if she chooses.
Written by Gavin Kostick, this edition was published to coincide with the Fishamble production at the Draíocht Studio as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2025.
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The Leap
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781350596276
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 80g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Gavin Kostick is the literary officer at Fishamble theatre company in Dublin. There, he works with new writers for theatre through script development, readings and a variety of courses. Gavin is also an award-winning playwright. He has written over a dozen plays which have been produced in Dublin, on tour around Ireland, the UK, New York, Philadelphia and Romania. His most recent works are The End of the Road for Fishamble, This is What we Sang for Kabosh (Belfast and New York), The Sit and Fight Night on tour 2011 and An Image for the Rose outdoors for Whiplash Theatre Company.
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