Cuttin A Rug Edinburgh

Cuttin a rug is the second in john byrne s trilogy of plays inspired by his own youthful experiences.

Cuttin a rug edinburgh. The original version of cuttin a rug the loveliest night of the year was first performed at the traverse theatre club edinburgh on 19 may 1979. John byrne traverse edinburgh 2003 share. Theatre reviews cuttin a rug citizens theatre glasgow until march 4 the winter s tale royal lyceum edinburgh until march 4 reviewed by mark brown it s almost 40 years since john byrne s famous slab boys trilogy took to the stage. Cuttin a rug king s theatre leven street tomorrow saturday 7 30pm matinees 2 30pm 17 30 50 0131 529 6000 sign up for the newsletter keep up with the latest news and views from.

As the middle section of the trilogy that begins with the slab boys some may expect this to provide problems of. Set in paisley town hall in the summer of 1957 it takes the central characters of the slab boys on a night out at the staffie the staff dance for the employees of the carpet factory where the action of the initial play takes place. Traverse edinburgh mark fisher. John breck played phil and robbie coltrane played spanky.

It begins with a blast of heartbreak hotel builds the tension in the. Cuttin a rug was broadcast on bbc radio 4 as the staffie. Set in paisley in the late 1950s and following the fortunes and misfortunes. King s theatre edinburgh until 11 march 2017 guest reviewer.

The king s theatre in edinburgh is a very appropriate venue for the revival of john byrne s classic play cuttin a rug audience members who are lucky enough to be sat in stalls can gaze up to the ceiling of the theatre and view a mural painted by the artist. Fizzing with energy and wisecracking brio the citizens theatre s production of john byrne s cuttin a rug at the king s till saturday also has a careful and deep humanity. Tues 7 sat 11 mar 2017 review by hugh simpson. Cuttin a rug takes us on a stags and hens romp through the rituals of 1950s courtship.

Spanky and the rest of the slab boys might be back in the citizens theatre s latest take on john byrne s cuttin a rug but this production is all about the girls with great turns from barbara. It s easy to believe only a few hours have passed as in the world of byrne s plays rather than the span of a month that s gone between the opening of the slab boys and the traverse theatre s latest offering cuttin a rug.