"A night in the life at a 1950's communal laundry, showing how life was like for working class Glasgow Women."31 December 1988Drama, Comedy, History78 mins
Tony Roper wrote 'The Steamie' for Glasgow's Mayfest in 1987. Return to Hogmany 1957 when a fiesty group of Glasgow women; Mrs Culfeathers, Dolly, Doreen and the irrepressible Magrit, all meet at The Steamie to do the traditional family wash before the New Year. The Steamie is a hilarious cameo of Glasgow's social history where the washing was always easier to do when the Women shared their laugher and sorrow and a scandalous supply of gossip. This is the definitive version of the most popular play of the last 20 years with the all star cast of Dorothy Paul as Magrit, Eileen McCallum as Dolly, Kate Murphy as Doreen, Sheila McDonald as Mrs Culfeathers and a very young Peter Mullan as Andy, the whisky loving handy man.
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The Steamie (Part 1)
A stage play written by Tony Roper about a group of 1950's Glasgow women washing their clothes in the public washhouse the Steamie. This is the TV ...
The Steamie
The Steamie is a comedy-drama stage play written by Tony Roper. It followed the lives of a group of 1950s Glasgow women washing their clothes in a public ...
The Steamie (Part 2)
A stage play written by Tony Roper about a group of 1950's Glasgow women washing their clothes in the public washhouse the Steamie. This is the TV ...
The Steamie | Interview with Tony Roper and Neil Laidlaw
An interview with Tony Roper (Director) and Neil Laidlaw (Producer) by Robert Dawson Scott ahead of the 30th Anniversary production of The Steamie.
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