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For the first time in its 30-year history, Graffiti Theatre Company is collaborating with the Cork Opera House. The company, which produces drama for young people, is staging Where in the World is Frank Sparrow? at the venue’s Half Moon theatre from February 25-March 8.

The play, written by Australian playwright, Angela Betzien, was commissioned by Graffiti and had its world premiere in 2010 at the company’s theatre in Blackpool.

Although Frank Sparrow is aimed at a young audience, Graffiti’s artistic director, Emelie Fitzgibbon, says there’s something special about the play that appeals to both teen and adult audiences. “It has a kind of quirkiness. A lot of adults would be fans of Neil Gaiman’s graphic novels and the whole magic realism thing, the idea of the underworld and the overworld. The play really struck a chord with a broad audience.”