Boys from the Blackstuff (play)
Play by James Graham (2023)
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Boys from the Blackstuff is a play based on the TV series by Alan Bleasdale, adapted for the stage by James Graham. The play was originally performed in 2023 at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.[1] In 2024 the play returned to the Royal Court before a transfer to London at the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre and Garrick Theatre.
Written byJames Graham
Directed byKate Wasserberg
Date premiered22 September 2023
Place premieredRoyal Court, Liverpool
| Boys from the Blackstuff | |
|---|---|
| Written by | James Graham |
| Directed by | Kate Wasserberg |
| Date premiered | 22 September 2023 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court, Liverpool |
| Genre | Drama |
Principal roles and cast
| Character | Royal Court, Liverpool[2] | Royal Court, Liverpool[3] Olivier Theatre Garrick Theatre |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | |
| Snowy, Kevin, Scotty | George Caple | |
| George Malone | Andrew Schofield | Philip Whitchurch |
| Moss, Clerk, Redundant Worker, Protestant Minister, Milkman | Oliver Mawdsley | Jamie Peacock |
| Molloy, Marley, Catholic Priest | Dominic Carter | |
| Christopher "Chrissie" Todd | Nathan McMullen | |
| Loggo Lomond | Aron Julius | |
| Dixie Dean | Mark Womack | |
| Yosser Hughes | Barry Sloane | |
| Miss Sutcliffe, Freda, Margaret | Helen Carter | |
| Angie, Jean, Lawton, Student, Lollipop Lady, Clerk | Lauren O'Neil | |
