Verlag:
Bloomsbury, London
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The central play in Byrne's 'Slab Boys Trilogy' (bracketed by 'The Slab Boys' and 'Still Life'), one of Scotland's defining 20th century literary works, 'Cuttin' a Rug' is set in Paisley Town Hall on a Friday evening in 1957, and highlights the theme...
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The central play in Byrne's 'Slab Boys Trilogy' (bracketed by 'The Slab Boys' and 'Still Life'), one of Scotland's defining 20th century literary works, 'Cuttin' a Rug' is set in Paisley Town Hall on a Friday evening in 1957, and highlights the theme of social inequality as the annual staff dance of A. F. Stobo and Company, Carpet Manufacturers, plays out. Its original version was premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1979.
Verlag:
Bloomsbury, London
;
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Spanning the 1950s to the 70s, the 'Slab Boys Trilogy' - 'The Slab Boys', 'Cuttin' a Rug' and 'Still Life' - capture the rebellious mood of a post-war generation growing up to a backdrop of James Dean, Elvis, sharp-suited glamour, hope and despair....
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Spanning the 1950s to the 70s, the 'Slab Boys Trilogy' - 'The Slab Boys', 'Cuttin' a Rug' and 'Still Life' - capture the rebellious mood of a post-war generation growing up to a backdrop of James Dean, Elvis, sharp-suited glamour, hope and despair. Spanky and Phil meet, ten years after 'Cuttin' a Rug', both having heard of the death of one of their former co-workers from the Slab Room - and both professing to mourn his death a little more than can realistically be expected to be believed, given how the characters interacted in the first two plays. 'Still Life' premiered at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre in 1982.
Verlag:
Bloomsbury, London
;
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
From the fifties to the seventies, through Brylcream and Elvis to fluorescent underpants and hash cookies, the first play in 'The Slab Boys' trilogy (followed by 'Cuttin' a Rug' and 'Still Life') catches the vibrant idiom of a whole generation....
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From the fifties to the seventies, through Brylcream and Elvis to fluorescent underpants and hash cookies, the first play in 'The Slab Boys' trilogy (followed by 'Cuttin' a Rug' and 'Still Life') catches the vibrant idiom of a whole generation. Powerful high farce rises out of the tension between Phil and Spanky's youthful wit and exuberance, combining with the dark undercurrent of sheer cruelty in their treatment of the Slab Room wimp, Hector, and other victims. 'The Slab Boys' premiered at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre in 1978.
