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3 days ago · A group of men, all former workers of the “Blackstuff”, (tarmac), face a life on the dole and have to work illegally to make ends meet, chased by the “sniffers” from the Department of Employment, looking to crack down on benefit fraud. The unemployment rate was over three million at the time, as Thatcher’s policies closed down industry.
3 days ago · Read our review of "Boys from the Blackstuff" at the National Theatre. Discover how James Graham's brings Alan Bleasdale’s iconic series to life on stage. menu.
4 days ago · Cast (Photo: Alastair Muir) Boys from the Blackstuff was the sequel written by Alan Bleasdale for the BBC in 1982 after the success of his play for television The Blackstuff which described an investment to provide them with work which they lost in Middlesborough.
17 hours ago · Review: Boys from the Blackstuff, at National Olivier Theatre. Portrait of poverty and unemployment during the early Thatcher years is a moving production. Thursday, 6th June — By Lucy Popescu. Liam Tobin, Barry Sloane and Aron Julius in Boys from the Blackstuff. ALAN Bleasdale’s The Black Stuff originally aired in 1980 as a BBC Play for Today.
2 days ago · 4 June 2024. There’s a watery theme developing at the National Theatre. In London Tide, the Thames flows across the front of the Lyttelton stage, providing work for Victorian scavengers. While in the Olivier, where Boys from the Blackstuff is playing, a vast video, covering the back of the stage, shows the River Mersey lapping against the ...
5 days ago · James Graham’s stage adaptation of ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’ has opened at the National Theatre to excellent reviews. Lauren O’Neil plays the iconic Angie Todd, first played by Dame Julie Walters in the original 1980s TV series written by Alan Bleasdale. The production plays in the NT’s Olivier Theatre until 8th June and then opens […]
3 days ago · In a strong ensemble, there are standout performances from Barry Sloane as Yosser Hughes and Philip Whitchurch as George Malone. Yosser is a loving father who becomes...
