[10] The film is set in Sheffield, England, and it tells the story of six unemployed men, four of them former steel workers, who decide to form a male striptease act in order to gather enough money to get somewhere else in life and for main character, Gaz, to be able to see his son.

[12] Music in the play includes "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate,[14] "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Tom Jones,[14] "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown,[14] "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer,[14] "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara,[14] "The Stripper" by David Rose,[14] "Je t'aime... moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg[14] and "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Wilson Pickett.

[22] The lead cast for the show included Kenny Doughty as Gaz, Sidney Cole as Horse, Craig Gazey as Lomper, Roger Morlidge as Dave, Kieran O'Brien as Guy and Simon Rouse as Gerald.

[23] Following its debut in Sheffield the play embarked on an eleven venue tour[24] visiting Birmingham,[25] Bristol,[26] Canterbury,[27] Aberdeen,[28] Belfast, Edinburgh,[29] Dublin,[30] Salford,[31] Southampton,[32] Southend On Sea[33] and Leeds.

"[46][47] The petition had no effect in terms of extending the production’s run and the play closed on 29 March,[48] to be replaced by Good People.

[52][53] The second touring production was directed by Roger Haines[54] and casting included Gary Lucy as Gaz, Louis Emerick as Horse, Bobby Schofield as Lomper, Martin Miller as Dave, Rupert Hill as Guy and Andrew Dunn as Gerald.

Lucy, Emerick and Dunn continued in their roles, with new cast members Anthony Lewis as Lomper, Kai Owen as Dave, Chris Fountain as Guy and Fiona Skinner as Jean.

The cast included Jake Quickenden, Danny Hatchard, Bill Ward, Neil Hurst, Nicholas Prasad and Ben Onwukwe.