Barry Sloane

Photos: First Look at the West End Transfer of BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF

All new production photos have been released from James Graham’s new adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s seminal TV drama, Boys from the Blackstuff.

Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Liverpool's Royal Court

Following its sold out run in 2023, Boys from the Blackstuff has returned to Liverpool’s Royal Court, before the show transfers to the National Theatre in London and Garrick Theatre in the West End.

New CEO and Director of Programming Steve Marmion Reveals His Season at Watford Palace Theatre

Watford Palace Theatre has announced its new vision, ambition, and season of work for Watford's 115-year-old venue. Learn more about the season lineup here!

BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF Will Transfer to the West End This June

Graham’s acclaimed adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff will transfer to the West End for a strictly limited eight-week season at the Garrick Theatre, following runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court and the National’s Olivier Theatre. 

Cherry Jones Will Lead THE GRAPES OF WRATH at The National Theatre; Summer 2024 Line-Up Announced

The National Theatre has announced new productions for all three South Bank stages this summer: Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff and Mnemonic in the Olivier theatre and The Grapes of Wrath in the Lyttelton theatre, alongside the previously announced The Hot Wing King in the Dorfman theatre. 

BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF Returns To Liverpool Before National Theatre Run

Following its acclaimed run at Liverpool's Royal Court last year, James Graham's powerful new adaptation of Alan Bleasdale's seminal TV show Boys from the Blackstuff is back for 2024.

Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Liverpool's Royal Court

Sat in Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre last night, I watched what can only be described as one of the most magnificent theatre shows I have ever seen in my life. Boys From The Blackstuff brings Alan Bleasdale’s 1982 TV series to the stage in a phenomenal adaptation by Sherwood writer James Graham.

Cast Revealed For James Graham's BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF at Royal Court Liverpool

40 years after Alan Bleasdale's ground-breaking television series was essential viewing, Stockroom and Liverpool's Royal Court are delighted to present an unmissable, powerful new adaptation by James Graham, writer of the hit BBC series Sherwood.

BWW Review: JERUSALEM, Apollo Theatre

Sir Mark Rylance revisits his extraordinary Rooster Byron in a play that vibrates differently than when first staged in an England almost unrecognisable from the England of today

Full Cast Announced For West End Production Of JERUSALEM

Today producer Sonia Friedman announced who is joining the previously announced Mark Rylance and Mackenzie Crook, who will reprise their celebrated roles as Johnny “Rooster” Byron and Ginger respectively in Ian Rickson's production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem.