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Review: Boys from the Blackstuff at the Liverpool Empire ****
In the early 80s, Alan Bleasdale was a member of the Liverpool Playhouse’s ‘Gang of Four’ – the quartet who nurtured writers and new work...


Liverpool Empire run for Boys From the Blackstuff
A celebrated production of Alan Bleasdale’s seminal Boys From the Blackstuff returns to Liverpool in 2025 – but this time it is set to be...


Boys return to the Blackstuff at Liverpool's Royal Court
Few would argue that Boys from the Blackstuff – given its world premiere at Liverpool’s Royal Court last autumn – turned out to be one of...


West End run for Boys From the Blackstuff
The Royal Court’s smash hit Boys From the Blackstuff is set to go into the West End. The acclaimed stage version of Alan Bleasdale’s TV...


Boys From the Blackstuff returns to Liverpool stage
Royal Court Liverpool’s smash hit production of Boys From the Blackstuff returns to the theatre this spring ahead of its London premiere...


Review: Boys From the Blackstuff at Liverpool's Royal Court *****
In the autumn of 1982, the UK’s official unemployment figure stood at almost three million. Liverpool accounted for more than 96,000 of...


Boys From the Blackstuff world premiere in Liverpool in 2023
Alan Bleasdale’s seminal drama Boys From the Blackstuff is coming to the stage in a production written by Sherwood’s James Graham – and...
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