Alan Bleasdale’s gritty drama, BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF by James Graham
Gizza job pal. Go on, gizzit
Liverpool, 1980s.
Chrissie, Dixie, George, Loggo, and Yosser are used to hard graft and providing for their families. But right now, there is no money, and there is no work. How are they going to get by? What exactly are they supposed to do? Try to work harder, buy cheaper, work longer, spend less money? They just need an opportunity.
Life is tough right now, but the lads know how to play the game. Find work, try to avoid the ‘sniffers', and try to have a laugh along the way.
Four decades after Alan Bleasdale’s ground-breaking TV series and following its ★★★★★ (Daily Mail) season at Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre, James Graham’s powerful new stage adaptation of Boys From The Blackstuff is coming to the West End at the Garrick Theatre direct from the National Theatre for a limited run of 8 weeks only.