The Pickup

FELIX (Australian) and NORMAN (Canadian) are two mates. Setting out from Athlone on their last adventure together as backpackers, they hitchhike into Dublin. Their final destination is Belfast. A car approaches. This journey will change their friendship forever. Felix is an Aussie backpacker hitchhiking through Ireland with Norman, his guitar. They've traveled the world together for nearly a year and now they need to get from Dublin to Belfast - fast! As the play opens a car approaches. After 359 days and 16 countries, the ensuing journey with The Driver -- unnamed and not quite trustworthy -- will change the friendship between the two forever.