Review: Boys From the Blackstuff at LOWRY 'packs a hard-hitting emotional punch'

Boys from the Black Stuff – The Lowry - North West End UK

I was born in the 60’s, so remember clearly and with fondness, the series by the infamous Liverpudlian writer Alan Bleasdale – “The Boys from the Black Stuff”- the Black Stuff being the tar that a high number of men spent tarmacking the expanding roads of Britain in their days of employment. The first showing of the iconic programme was aired on BB2 – then a channel that had low ratings/viewers- on 10/10/82 but through its immediate popularity w…

Review: Boys From the Blackstuff at LOWRY 'packs a hard-hitting emotional punch'

Boys from the Blackstuff, a poignant and hard-hitting adaptation of Alan Bleasdale's classic, masterfully weaves together dark humour and emotional depth to spotlight the struggles of 1980s Liverpool amidst economic hardship and social despair. The post Review: Boys From the Blackstuff at LOWRY ‘packs a hard-hitting emotional punch’ appeared first on I Love Manchester.