Stellar Quines Theatre Company and the Citizens Theatre have released a new film of the acclaimed play Fibres, by former IASH-Traverse Creative Fellow Frances Poet. The play toured Scotland in 2019.
Jack is proud of his work at the Clyde shipyards. His wife, Beanie, who is nursing him through asbestosis, thinks he’s a fool. But the real test of his marriage comes when they discover that the dusty overalls Jack brought home to be washed by Beanie, poisoned her too.
Meanwhile their daughter, Lucy, attempts to overcome her grief. Will she be held back by her parents’ experience, or will she have the courage to allow romance to blossom with Pete?
Fibres is a bighearted and laugh-out-loud play about what it means to entwine our lives with another, in sickness and in health. A story told by four characters who show a very Glaswegian resilience and wit, the play asks can we ever cut the cords that bind us and who will catch us if we do?
The film runs for 1 hour and 20 minutes, and is available to watch from 25th November to until 23rd December at fibresfilm.co.uk. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. The film is suitable for audiences aged 14 and over.
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