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The Slab Boys Trilogy is a set of three plays by the Scottish playwright John Byrne. The trilogy was originally known as Paisley Patterns. The three plays which make up the trilogy are: The Slab Boys, Cuttin' a Rug, and Still Life. The trilogy tells the story of a group of young, urban, working-class Scots during the period 1957–1972.
- John Byrne
- United Kingdom
- 1983
- Penguin Books
John Patrick Byrne (6 January 1940 – 30 November 2023) was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, artist and designer. He wrote The Slab Boys Trilogy, plays which explore working-class life in Scotland, and the TV dramas Tutti Frutti and Your Cheatin' Heart. Byrne was also a painter, printmaker and scenic designer .
- Glasgow School of Art
- Tilda Swinton (1989–2003)
- 4; including Honor Swinton Byrne
16 apr 2015 · Spanning the 1950s to the 70s, the plays capture the rebellious mood of a post-war generation growing up to a backdrop of James Dean, Elvis, sharp-suited glamour, hope and despair. John Byrne takes...
- John Byrne
- Faber & Faber, 2015
- reprint
- The Slab Boys Trilogy
Drama Online - The Slab Boys. Advanced Play Search. Download. Print. Citation. 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 generat.
Le tre commedie che compongono la trilogia sono: The Slab Boys , Cuttin' a Rug e Still Life . La trilogia racconta la storia di un gruppo di giovani scozzesi urbani della classe operaia durante il periodo 1957-1972.
The Slab Boys Trilogy by John Byrne – now considered one of Scotland’s defining literary works of the twentieth century – captures the rebellious mood of a generation growing up against a backdrop of James Dean, Elvis, sharp suits and despair. paperback ebook. £12.99.
The Slab Boys Trilogy is a set of three plays by Byrne, which tell the story of a group of young, working-class Scots during the period from 1957-1972 in the slab room of a fictional carpet manufacturer in Paisley.
