Still life
By: John Byrne
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally published: in print in The Slab Boys trilogy. London: Faber, 2003.