Why does Boys From the Blackstuff’s most tragic character remain relevant today?
The ironic tragedy of chronically unemployed asphaltman Yosser Hughes in Alan Bleasdale’s drama Boys From The Blackstuff was that he screamed and wailed into the void. Nobody was listening. Now his legendary appeal to everyone he passed on the streets of Liverpool to “hide” him a job went unheard and ignored. People and even the… Read More »