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Boys from the Blackstuff review

“Moments that stir to anger or grief”
Barry Sloane in Boys from the Blackstuff at the National Theatre, London. Photo: Alastair Muir
Barry Sloane in Boys from the Blackstuff at the National Theatre, London. Photo: Alastair Muir
James Graham’s adaptation of the seminal Alan Bleasdale TV drama is timely, but doesn’t hit hard enough

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