A night in the life at a 1950's communal laundry, showing how life was like for working class Glasgow Women.
Tony Roper wrote 'The Steamie' for Glasgow's Mayfest in 1987. Return to Hogmany 1957 when a fiesty group of Glasgow women; Mrs Culfeathers, Dolly, Doreen and the irrepressible Magrit, all meet at The Steamie to do the traditional family wash before the New Year. The Steamie is a hilarious cameo of Glasgow's social history where the washing was always easier to do when the Women shared their laugher and sorrow and a scandalous supply of gossip. This is the definitive version of the most popular play of the last 20 years with the all star cast of Dorothy Paul as Magrit, Eileen McCallum as Dolly, Kate Murphy as Doreen, Sheila McDonald as Mrs Culfeathers and a very young Peter Mullan as Andy, the whisky loving handy man.
Directed byHaldane Duncan
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- December 31, 1988
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Cast & crew
Eileen McCallum
Dolly
Dorothy Paul
Magrit
Katy Murphy
Doreen
Sheila Donald
Mrs Culfeathers
Peter Mullan
Andy
Irene Sunters
Grumpy Woman
Caroline Paterson
Doreen's Pal
Myra McFadyen
Helen Mahuire's Auntie
Lillian Welsh
Dr Bell's Patient
Faye Milligan
Wee Dumpy Doll
- Directed by
- Haldane Duncan
- Written by
- Tony Roper
- Produced by
- Sandy Ross
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