The story of six unemployed men who rediscover their pride and sense of worth after forming a male striptease act, The Full Monty says as much about our times as it does about the mid-1990s when the international smash hit film was set.
Backed up by a winning soundtrack, it’s a taut, telling and frequently hilarious comedy drama that has won over generations of fans some of whom were not even born when the film was released in 1997. A decade ago its writer, Oscar-winning Bournemouth Film School alumnus Simon Beaufoy adapted it for the stage, and now the show is back on the road again.