Clydebuilt
Those Who Held The River
by Sean Kane
"You don't realise how much is holding you up...till it's no there anymore."
Once, the Clyde built ships that travelled the world. In the yards, generations of men and women found purpose, belonging and pride in creating something larger than themselves.
Inspired by conversations with former shipyard workers, Clydebuilt is a moving new one-man play about work, pride, identity and loss. Through the memories of one worker, we glimpse a world built on skill, camaraderie and the belief that what you did mattered.
Clydebuilt celebrates the people behind one of Scotland's greatest industries while reflecting on the decline of a way of life that shaped communities across the country. Rich in humour, memory and lived experience, the play asks what remains when the work disappears—and what lessons the future might learn from those who once held the river in their hands.
