What were the details of the original performance of Men Should Weep?
Performed in 1947 by 7:84 at Glasgow's Citizen's Theatre
Performed in 1982 by Glasgow Unity Theatre at Glasgow's Anthenaeum
Performed in 1947 by Glasgow Unity Theatre at Glasgow's Anthenaeum
Which theatre group is responsible for its latest popular revival in 2010?
7:84
The National Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company
What type of plays did 7:84 stage?
Popular melodramas and pantomimes
Ones with political and social themes
Operas and ballets
How did the tone of the 1982 revival compare with the 1947 original?
It was less bleak
It was more bleak
It maintains the same tone as the original but has a slightly different ending
Why might the 1982 version appeal to mainstream audiences?
There is less blood and violence
It offers hope
The dialogue is easier to understand
Which of the following does not happen in the original version?
Alec kills Isa
Maggie dies in childbirth
Edie develops tuberculosis
What does the name 7:84 stand for?
84 per cent of the population owned 7 per cent of the wealth
7 per cent of the population owned 84 per cent of the wealth
7 people owned 84 per cent of the wealth
What portrayal of men's attitudes does Lamont Stewart paint in the play?
They are self-pitying and do not recognise the role they play in their own and others' suffering
They are heroic and strong, but could help out more with domestic duties
They keep the family together through thick and thin
What job allowed Lamont Stewart to pick up the rhythms and cadences of ordinary Glaswegian dialogue?
Librarian
Receptionist in a hospital
Playwright
What annoyed Lamont Stewart about her experience of the theatre?
She felt it was full of phonies and lacked realism
She felt it was too expensive
The plays were too difficult for ordinary people to understand