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A Mug’s Game

Jonathan Watson stars in an extract from Fibres by Frances Poet: a bittersweet glimpse into lives of the men exposed to deadly asbestos over years working in Glasgow’s shipyards.

An extract from Fibres by Frances Poet, performed by original star Jonathan Watson. Centred on the generations of men knowingly exposed to deadly asbestos over years spent working in the Glasgow shipyards, and the tragic impact it left on them and their loved ones, Fibres is a bittersweet comedy infused with Glaswegian resilience and wit. First produced in 2019 in a co-production between the Citizens Theatre and Stellar Quines, co-producers of the original production, which toured Scotland to both critical and audience acclaim in October 2019. Produced with support from Hopscotch Films.

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