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 their marriage comes when they discover that the dusty overalls Jack
brought home for Beanie to wash have poisoned her too.
Meanwhile their daughter, Lucy, is struggling; will she be held back by
her parents' experience, or will she have the courage to allow romance
to blossom with Pete?
A story told by four resilient, witty Glaswegian characters, the play
asks can we ever cut the cords that bind us - and who will catch us if
we do?
The play toured Scotland in 2019, in a co-production between Stellar
Quines Theatre Company and the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.