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James Graham's powerful new adaptation of Alan Bleasdale's BAFTA award-winning TV series is directed by Kate Wasserberg and comes to Colchester, direct from the National Theatre and the West End.
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Boys from the Blackstuff
Type:Play
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT
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