The Traverse is delighted to welcome back John Byrne with the long awaited fourth part of The Slab Boys story.

30 years on from when we last met him and Lucille in The Garden of Remembrance, Phil McCann faces the New Millennium with fortitude and good humour.
The leading arts correspondent of the day is on her way to the far north to record a radio profile which Phil’s confident will relaunch his career as a painter and establish him once and for all as a colossus of contemporary Caledonian culture...

The only fly in the ointment is his new and much younger partner, Didi, a video-artist of some renown, who has just been added to the shortlist of nominees for the Turner Prize.

Unfortunately, there are other flies buzzing about this particular ointment...

Nova Scotia is the triumphant next instalment of one of the best loved stories in Scottish theatre. Find out what happens when the Slab Boys hit the 21st century!

John Byrne was born in Paisley in 1940. He worked as a ‘slab boy’ at A F Stoddard, the carpet manufacturers, before going to Glasgow School of Art.
He became a full time painter in 1968 following his first London exhibition.
John is also a distinguished theatre designer and playwright.
Other plays include The Slab Boys, Cuttin’ a Rug, Still Life, Writer’s Cramp, Normal Service, Cara Coco and Colquhoun and Macbryde.
On television he is best known for his BAFTA Award-winning series Tutti Frutti (recently adapted for the stage by National Theatre of Scotland).
He has also designed for the Traverse Theatre, 7:84, Hampstead Theatre, Bush Theatre and Scottish Opera.

Schools Workshop Thursday 1st May (please contact Noelle O'Donoghue, Traverse's Learning & Participation Officer, for more information on 0131 228 3223).

Schools Resource Pack A resource pack aimed at students studying Higher Drama will be available to download from the Traverse website from Friday 25th April 2008.
The pack will contain a detailed look at the themes of the play; Synopses of Nova Scotia, The Slab Boys, Cuttin’ a Rug and Still Life; as well as interviews with the company and post-show study exercises.

Post Show Discussion Thursday 1st May with John Byrne and members of the cast.
Audio described performance & Touch Tour Thursday 8th May (7.15pm touch tour/8pm performance)
Sign language interpreted performance Thursday 8th May (8pm)
Captioned performance Wednesday 14th May (8pm)

Tickets Tuesday - Thursday, Saturday matinee & Sunday evening £13 (£8/unemployed £5), Friday & Saturday evening £16 (£11)

Director Paddy Cunneen
Designer Michael Taylor
Sound Designer Euan McLaren
Lighting Designer Jeanine Davies
Costume Designers John Byrne & Aileen Sherry

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Booking & Information 0131 228 5383