A working-class lad trades Sheffield steel for London dreams — spoiler: the city bites back.
Frank, a young lad from Sheffield, leaves home to seek his fortune in London; he finds the big city not all what he had expected
Writing
John McGrath's biting socialist satire still stings.
Score
Original folk songs that mock and mourn capitalism.
Director
John McGrath
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of McGrath's '7:84' political theatre movement — the title references the statistic that 7% of Britain owned 84% of the wealth.
Mick Ford later played the lead in 1990s series 'The Bill' — quite the career pivot from angry young socialist.
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