Nottingham Playhouse / Sheffield Crucible Studio Beth Steel gives a clear-eyed account of 1984 strike while Ray Castleton and Kieran Knowles focus on its legacy for womenThe rock glistens in Beth Steel's play about the 1984 miners' strike, and so do the miners' bodies. There is a remarkable scene in Adam Penford's impressive revival when, as news of the strike is spreading, the men soap the coaldust off each other un…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:43AM on February 20, 2018