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Road (play)

Road is the first play written by Jim Cartwright, and was first produced in 1986 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, directed by Simon Curtis.

Notable productions
• After the initial performance at the Royal Court Theatre "Upstairs", with Edward Tudor-Pole as Scullery, the play moved "Downstairs" in 1987 with Ian Dury as the narrator. • Road was produced in New York by Lincoln Center Theater at La MaMa in 1988, with a cast including Joan Cusack and Kevin Bacon. • In 1989 the theatre company 7:84 performed a production of the play, directed by David Hayman. • In 1994 the play was produced by Out of Joint theatre and directed by Max Stafford-Clark. The production toured the UK and performed at the Leicester Haymarket and the Royal Court. • In 1995 Jim Cartwright directed a production at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester with Bernard Wrigley and Matthew Dunster and Robin Weaver. • In 1998 the play was performed by the players at Collegiate School, Bristol. • In 2008 the play was revived at Bolton's Octagon Theatre, in a production directed by Noreen Kershaw and featuring Jim Cartwright's son James Cartwright as one of the actors. • The play was revived at the Royal Court in 2017, directed by John Tiffany. • In 2026 Selina Cartmell directed the revival at the Royal Exchange Theatre performed in the round , which marked the 40th anniversary of the play as well as being part of their 50th anniversary programme. Notably, this performance was adapted to not include the 'professor' character and involved the removal of some key scenes from the main theatre space into the pre-show. ==Film adaptation==
Film adaptation
Road was later directed by renowned director Alan Clarke for the BBC2 anthology series ScreenPlay. It starred many young actors who later became well-known, including Jane Horrocks, David Thewlis, Moya Brady and Lesley Sharp. ==References==
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