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John Godber

JOHN GODBER

  (1956 - )
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Alan Brodie Representation Ltd  represented by Alan Brodie

Known for his innovative work in Theatre, John Godber is one of the most widely performed writers in the English language. Born in Upton, West Yorkshire in 1956 into a family of miners, he trained as teacher of Drama and English at Bretton Hall College before going on to become Head of Drama at Minsthorpe High School, the school he attended as a student. Whilst he was teaching there, he won almost every major award at the National Student Drama Festival between 1981 and 1983. In 1984, at the age of 26, he was appointed as artistic Director to the Hull Truck Theatre Company and went on to win five Edinburgh Fringe First awards including the 1984 Laurence Olivier Comedy of the Year award for Up 'n' Under. Bouncers was nominated for UK Comedy of the Year in 1985 and won seven Los Angeles Critics Circles awards and five awards in Chicago in 1987. On the Piste (1990) was nominated for Comedy of the Year in 1993 and April in Paris (1992) was nominated Comedy of the Year in 1994. as well as directing the first productions of all his plays, Godber has also directed Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Brian Patten's Gargling with Jelly, David Llewellyn's Playing away, George Buchner's Woyzeck, Jerome alden's Bully and Alan Plater's Sweet Sorrow. His television work includes the UK BBC TV series Grange Hill and ChAnnel Four's Brookside, and in 1987, he wrote and co-directed the BBC series the Ritz. His screenplay My Kingdom for a Horse starring British actor Sean Bean was nominated for an alternative BAFTA and he also devised the BBC 2 series Chalkface and directed the television version of the musical Shakers, which was nominated the UK's Best Children's TV Drama. John Godber is married with two daughters.

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         April In Paris         Beef and Yorkshire Pudding         Big Trouble In the Little Bedroom         Black Tie and Tales         Blood Sweat And Tears         Bouncers         Bouncers 1990's Remix         Christmas Carol, A         Christmas Crackers         Clockwork Orange, A         Cramp         Cramp - the Musical         Crown Prince         Cry Wolf         Debt Collectors, The         Departures         Dracula         E.P.A. (Educational Priority Area)         Everyday Heroes         Fly Me To the Moon         Found         Funny Turns         Going Dutch         Gym And Tonic         Happy Families         Happy Jack         Hooray For Hollywood         Horrid Henry - Live And Horrid!         It Started With A Kiss         Julius Caesar         Kind Of Loving, A         Losing the Plot         Lucky Sods         Men Of the World         Moby Dick         Muddy Cows         Next Best Thing         Office Christmas Party         Office Party, The         Oliver Twist         On A Night Like This         On the Piste         Our House         Passion Killers         Perfect Pitch         Poles Apart         Putting On the Ritz         Reunion         Salt Of the Earth         Screaming Blue Murder         Seasons In the Sun         September In the Rain         Shafted!         Shakers         Shakers - the Musical         Shakers Re-Stirred         Sold         Teechers         Thick As A Brick         Toys Of Age         Unleashed         Up 'N' Under         Up 'N' Under II         Weed, The         Weekend Break         Wrestling Mad         Young Hearts Run Free: Ideas Towards A Play
April In Paris

Synopsis:
Bet and al lead a quiet, humdrum life in their small Yorkshire home until Bet wins a 'Romantic Breaks' competition in a magazine. the prize, a holiday in Paris, represents their first experience abroad and has profound effects on the way they look at the world around them once they return home. they sort out French cuisine, wrestle with their phrase book, and fend off would-be muggers on the Metro in this hilarious depiction of the english abroad.

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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     12 May 1992

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1993   

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Comedy

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Beef and Yorkshire Pudding

Synopsis:
Follow the fortunes and misfortunes of Dave, an ordinary bloke living in a West Yorkshire pit village, at two pivotal moments in his life.

Notes:
aka Beef

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Big Trouble In the Little Bedroom

Synopsis:
Stan West is eleven, quiet and ordinary. He's never done anything exciting in his life, and neither have his parents. At school his teachers are worried; he lacks confidence, is shy, and the school bully, George, makes his life hell. even the girl in his life, Ginger Jones, thinks he is dull, Stan is a born looser! But when he finds an old hammer in his Grandad's cabbage patch strange things begin to happen. the Men from the Ministry appear, the New York Mafia, and a two headed policeman! So what's so special about the hammer? And why does Ginger Jones suddenly find him irresistible? Maybe life isn't so dull after a;;? Maybe his parents aren't his real parents, maybe nothing's as it seems! It may be a new millennium, but Stan West is in big trouble. A fast and furious white knuckle musical for all the family. Prepare to loose your senses in, 'Big Trouble in the Little Bedroom'.

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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     25 Nov 1999

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Music:
music John Pattison

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Musical

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Black Tie and Tales

Synopsis:
the outrageously comic story of a black tie bash seen through the eyes of Bagley Hall's cynical and truculent staff. It's Upstairs Downstairs turned inside out! From the moment the guests arrive the staff are on hand with a glass of Champagne and a sweaty armpit. It the canapes are sweet the wit will be sour! It's an evening of total sophistication, the men are all tuxedoed, the ladies drip diamonds, you simply can't move for fake tan, bucks fizz and cummerbunds! the Dixie band has arrived, the raffle is ready, the disco's for later and the places are set. But the guest speaker is speechless, the wives are restless, the soup is cold and the pheasant is off. Come ten o'clock though these movers and shakers, move and shake, as the sophistication slips and the demons come out!

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comedy

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Blood Sweat And Tears

Synopsis:
Louise Underwood's life revolves around the hamburger restaurant where she works, and a night club: then she discovers judo. This inspiring play charts Louise's progress to Black Belt. Her personal journey involves numerous sacrifices, crises of confidence and battles with more experienced players who think she has no chance of success. a play about the opportunities given to ordinary people to be something special.

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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     04 Feb 1986

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1995   

Music:
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Bouncers

Synopsis:
Bursting with imagination and wit and presented by just four actors, Bouncers is an outrageous and hilarious parody of the disco scene. the four brutish bouncers of the title portray over twenty different characters as we are invited for a night out on the town. We see them as giggly girls and lads on the make preparing for the big night out as we follow their progress to the disco floor. there, we also meet an entire cross-section of disco-goers, including Hooray Henrys, pogoing punks and drunken slobs! the evening's events arc set against the tatty glitzy glamour, flashing lights and pulsating beat of the night-club scene.

Notes:
written by John Godber And Jane Thornton

1st Produced:
Hill Place Centre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     15 Aug 1977

Organisations:
Performed by drama students from Bretton Hall College

1st Published:
Oxford: Amber Lane Press, 1985   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

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Bouncers 1990's Remix

Synopsis:
an all new, revised and expanded version of Godber's classic play.

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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     1991

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Warner Chappell Plays, London, 1987   

Music:
-

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Comedy

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Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens

1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     11 Dec 1984

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Christmas Crackers

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     07 Dec 2006

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Christmas Show

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Clockwork Orange, A

Synopsis:
a particularly nasty tale of bully boy Alex and his muggings, rapes and murders followed by social rehabilitation with aversion therapy and ending in his growing up an integrated rich young man

Notes:
Adaptation of the 1962 novElla by Anthony Burgess

1st Produced:
Experimental Theatre, Bretton Hall College, Wakefield, West Yorkshire     17 Nov 1976

Organisations:
Performed by drama students from Bretton Hall College

1st Published:
Hutchinson, London, 1987   

Music:
-

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Cramp

Synopsis:
a weightlifter attempts to gain university entrance, but his graduation into sex and academia prompts his sudden suicide

Notes:
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1st Produced:
National Student Drama Festival, Hull     09 Apr 1981

Organisations:
Performed by John Godber and students from Minsthorpe Community School

1st Published:
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Music:
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Cramp - the Musical

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     12 Aug 1986

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Genre:
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Crown Prince

Synopsis:
uses the low-adrenalin sport of bowls to take in a world where the weather is out of joint, and Hull is on the verge of being submerged.
- Dominic Cavendish, Dail Telegraph

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Cry Wolf

Synopsis:
based on the case history of a retarded youth who wants to join the army

Notes:
First professional production for John Godber

1st Produced:
Rotherham Arts Centre, Yorkshire     06 Nov 1981

Organisations:
the Yorkshire Actors Company

1st Published:
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Music:
music by the Angelic Upstarts

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Play with Music

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Debt Collectors, The

Synopsis:
about two out of work actors who fall into the world of debt recovery

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Genre:
comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Departures

Synopsis:
the Departure lounges of ten airports across europe and America provide a backdrop of delays, dangers and frustration as two business executives, Jim and Steve, embark on a journey of self-discovery.While the easy-going Steve spends time on the mobile running a number of love interests, with the morals of a cat, Jim is determined to remain faithful to his wife Claire. the arrival of young Zoe changes all that . . . the anxiety of the departure lounge becomes all too personal for all involved, leading to a sad yet hopeful ending

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1st Produced:
Lyceum, Sheffield     2001

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Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Dracula

Synopsis:
a new adaptation of the most chilling story of all time. True to Stoker's original novel, Dracula is a fast-moving multi-layered masterpiece of fear. as a sudden and mysterious storm whips the coast of england, a young woman sleepwalks along the edge of a cliff. In the teeth of the gale, a ship crashes through the harbour entrance, abandoned except for an immense dog and fifty boxes of grave dust. the Transylvanian Count Dracula has arrived in england. Immortal only as long as he is able to drink the blood of the living, he pursues his victims with brutally devastating effect. From the remote wilderness of Yorkshire to a vast ruined castle near to London whose windows omit no light, the race to end Dracula's lustful power is underway, if only there is still time . ..

Notes:
Adaptation of the novel by Bram Stoke by John Godber and Jane Thornton.

1st Produced:
Spring St, Hull     25 Oct 1995

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre

1st Published:
London: Warner Chappell Plays, 1996   

Music:
-

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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E.P.A. (Educational Priority Area)

Synopsis:
a caustic vision of the ever rolling and self perpetuating educational system seen through the eyes of a Comprehensive School teacher

Notes:
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1st Produced:
National Student Drama Festival, Hull     04 Apr 1982

Organisations:
Performed by students from Minsthorpe Community School.

1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Everyday Heroes

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Bassettlaw Community Play, Worksop     1990

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   

Music:
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Genre:
community play

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Fly Me To the Moon

Synopsis:
a bunch of no-hopers convened for a flying with confidence course in a 'regional airport'. they all come from Warrington or Milton Keynes via Rotherham. - Coveney, Daily Mail

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Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre

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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Found

Found
It's the last night of the summer season; Tom and Chelsea's holiday job is now a distant memory. there'll be no more nights on the town, beer at the beach huts and surfing on the sea, as he goes back to university and she's found on the dole; the Court Hotel brought them together; but ambition will pull them apart. A funny, sharp and biting modern comedy about the haves and chav nots!

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Organisations:
John Godber Company

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Genre:
one act play

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Funny Turns

Synopsis:
a fifty something grandmother Cath - with rubbish clairvoyant mate Viv in tow - winds up travelling the Continent with a bunch of rock 'n' roll roadies. Its an open invitation to embark on a new chapter, whatever stage of life you're at.
- Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph

Notes:
for the opening of the new Hull Truck theatre

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Music:
Music Stuart Briner

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Going Dutch

Synopsis:
Fewer than ever travel to the continent by ferry these days and here's why: beery stag parties rolling abroad at Hull; ddodgy Neil Diamond impersonators in the lounge br; breakfast calls at 6am..

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Spring St, Hull     16 Dec 2004

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 2006   

Music:
-

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Gym And Tonic

Synopsis:
Don & Shirley visit a Health Spa to relax and revitalise their ailing marriage in this bitter-sweet comedy

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

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-

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  or 3f 3m

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Happy Families

Synopsis:
On his graduation day in 1978, John looks back over his teenage years with warmth remembering the joys, tensions and sorrows of family life in West Yorkshire. John, now older and educated, finds himself alienated from his working-class family who cannot understand his theatrical aspirations. an affectionate look at a ordinary family struggling with change

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1st Produced:
49 Theatres Around The Uk     08 Oct 1991

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1982   

Music:
-

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Happy Jack

Synopsis:
weaves a fragmentary path through a couples long life together, the marriage of a Yorkshire miner in the 1930's

Notes:
Fringe first winner

1st Produced:
National Student Drama Festival, Hull     04 Apr 1982

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in "Five Plays", Penguin, London, 1989   

Music:
-

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Hooray For Hollywood

Synopsis:
-

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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     26 Jan 1998

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Horrid Henry - Live And Horrid!

Synopsis:
"the best, most brilliant, most spectacular show in the history of the universe" brings history to life.

Notes:
Based On Books By Francesca Simon

1st Produced:
Sheffield, Lyceum / Touring     28 Aug 2008

Organisations:
Watershed Productions

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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It Started With A Kiss

Synopsis:
Set in the late Seventies, this presents five students on a Drama teaching course and their discovery of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Spring St, Hull     26 Nov 1997

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Julius Caesar

Synopsis:
Godber has taken a scythe to the piece to make it work for the cast of five, but left the story intact. and the quite brilliant edit gives the piece a real sense of vitality, manages the tricky feat of increasing the political intrigue and makes comparisons with modern day events all the more obvious.

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Original Playwright - Shakespeare

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adaptation

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Kind Of Loving, A

Synopsis:
Victor Brown is twenty and works in a Northern factory. He is infatuated with a typist who works there Ingrid Rothwell. She is in love with him but he is only after sex. Ingrid becomes pregnant and they are forced to marry. And move in with her parents

Notes:
Based on the novel "A Kind Of Loving" by Stan Barstow

1st Produced:
Jack Studio, London    

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Losing the Plot

Losing the Plot
On February 1st Jack Munroe walked out on his job, his wife and his teenage children. Beside his bed was a copy of Hot Sex Tips and Which Caravan magazine. After travelling europe for three months to write his much-promised novel and live the life of an artist, he returns with no novel, no money and no idea why he left. In a world which is just on the edge, are we all losing the plot?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal And Opera House, Wakefield     31/2013

Organisations:
John Godber Company

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comedy

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Lucky Sods

Synopsis:
Morris believes that bad luck always follows good, so when he and wife Jean win two million pounds on the National Lottery it looks like things can only get worse! the cracks in their marriage widen, their relatives resent them and, whilst Jean keeps winning, Morris takes off to amsterdam with an old flame - but will the prophecy prove true?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Spring St, Hull     11 Apr 1995

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1996   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Black Comedy Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Men Of the World

Synopsis:
Preparing for a mystery trip to Scarborough ("she wouldn't book till Dennis told her where we were going") three northern coach drivers pass the time remembering more exciting trips from the past, such as the last one, down the Rhine Valley to Heidelberg. Stick hates his passengers and wishes he was doing the Spanish run instead of Johnny Mac. Larry is a Mario Lanza fan who's been making trips for as long as anyone can remember and Frank ("don't ask - it'll only shock you!") is their female counterpart. these three actors take turns playing an assortment of passengers, from the dotty old complainers to the retired miners seeking excitement too late and on too little money. escape is on everyone's mind but no-one knows quite what they're escaping from and how to go about it . as Sissy says, it is "better going somewhere when you're seventy-nine than going nowhere". a touching, often hilarious, bitter-sweet play, full of John Godber's usual clever, perceptive view of "men of the world"

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Samuel French, London, 2005   

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-

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Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  playing 18 characters

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Moby Dick

Synopsis:
Hull Truck's own spin on Herman Melville's classic tale, told from the perspective of ghosts of Hull's own maritime past and drawing parallels between the decline of the City's fishing industry with the desperate hunt for the white whale. . .

Notes:
written by John Godber And Nick Lane

1st Produced:
Spring St, Hull     13 Jun 2002

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

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-   

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Muddy Cows

Muddy Cows
ex-england international rugby union player Maggie Deakin is about to step down as coach of the Muddy Cows, but theres a final crunch match to be played. On a soggy Saturday in Yorkshire, Maggie rallies her team to take on the unbeatable New Zealand side, the Black Ferns. Personal battles play out on the pitch as a team of nurses, students, receptionists, lawyers and housewives fight to excel in what was once uniquely a mans world. Maggie faces a side at the top of their game, as well as her own uncertain future. Will her courage and passion win out? Muddy Cows gets inside the world of elite female rugby with crashing tackles, rucking mothers, and real life hookers.

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Next Best Thing

Synopsis:
-

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-

1st Produced:
Venue C, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     18/2007

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company and Kingswood High School

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-   

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Office Christmas Party

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Christmas Comedy

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Office Party, The

Synopsis:
everyone has a different story to tell - or forget, in some cases - about the annual office party. John Godber's latest play pays a visit to the offices of Chapman & Howard, a small marketing firm, just in time for the annual bash when the traditional bonhomie quickly gives way to titillations and tears. From the opening moments, when the first eager few have arrived to kick off the celebrations of clinching a prestigious and lucrative account, we see the growing sense of both professional and personal frustrations among the copywriters, accountants, graphic artists, secretaries and the managing director himself as everyone tries to get into the party spirit, all the time misreading body language and other signals, culminating in a party night they'd all rather forget. Just who will show their face tomorrow - and more important, who won't - or will they simply let the photocopier's record of the evening speak for itself? the Office Party offers a hilariously funny yet poignant exploration of just exactly why

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Warner Chappell Plays, London, 1994   

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Comedy

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Oliver Twist

Synopsis:
sinister antics of Fagin as Oliver asks for more

Notes:
novel by Charles Dickens

1st Produced:
Spring St, Hull     01 Dec 1987

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

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-   

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-

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Childrens Youth audience

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On A Night Like This

Synopsis:
Richard Jackson is middle-aged, middle class and seemingly content with his lot in life . . . but all that's about to change as Richard gets more than he bargained for when he gets the decorators in. the two decorators are the small family firm of Danny and Leo Hardy, two die-hard party animals with a devotion to Northern Soul music. So one night when Richard's family are away, his plans for a quiet night in with a Chinese takeaway and a bottle of wine quickly evaporate after a chance meeting in town with Danny, Leo and their respective wives. Suddenly Richard finds himself on a wild and unpredictable night on the town that has both hilarious and disastrous consequences for everyone as beer, infidelity, swinging and Northern Soul combine to make On a Night Like This truly a night to remember!

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Josef Weinberger, London, 2001   

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-

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On the Piste

Synopsis:
takes to the slopes in this hilarious and insightful view of skiing holidays, complete with all the pretensions and frustrations. Chris and alison, Bev and Dave are all beginners - they've got the designer salopets, but do they have the courage? the sexy, athletically-tanned ski instructor Tony is eager to put in some overtime, while Melissa, on holiday alone, is creating one too many diversions. Both on and off piste, passions are running high while the 'Apres ski' brings nerves and insecurities dangerously close to the surface' Once the skis have been clicked into place, there's no stopping this fast paced and highly exhilarating play from the author of the hugely popular Bouncers

Notes:
-

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Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Warner Chappell Plays, London, 1991   

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-

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Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Our House

Synopsis:
Join Ted and May as they pack up their home of 45 years and head off for a life in the sun. As they sift and sort through a lifetime of possessions each room, each object, transports them back to a different time. A wave of emotions wash over the couple as they pack up their past and embrace their future. Our House is a melting pot of memories. . .the highs and lows, the make ups and break ups; good neighbours, bad neighbours, pets dying, kids fighting, Christmas', birthdays, weddings and wakes. . .endless years of joy. . .? Our House bursts with a lively mix of humour and pathos, that will have you rolling in the aisles and choking back the tears. It is truly unique, a living history, which pushes the limits of performance, style and politics.

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-

1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     05 Jul 2001

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-   

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Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Passion Killers

Synopsis:
Despite misgivings about leaving his wife Gail, Tom joins his friend andy on a holiday in Spain. andy gets stuck in to the lager and grabs every opportunity for illicit sex, whilst Tom develops a profound and platonic relationship with Trish. Back home, andy keeps his infidelity secret and life goes on as normal, whereas Tom tells Gail of his innocent holiday friendship and seeds of suspiscion are sown. . .

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Spring St, Hull     11 Apr 1994

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1996   

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-

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Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Perfect Pitch

Synopsis:
Ron, a prematurely retired headteacher and his wife Yvonne, a middle-aged would-be marathon runner, have bought their first caravan and are trying it out on the Yorkshire Moors. Later that evening an elderly caravan appears next to theirs and the subsequent sounds of wild sex cause Ron and Yvonne to blush. and when they meet young working-class couple Steph and Grant, Steph invites Yvonne to a male strip show . . .

Notes:
Revival

1st Produced:
S Joseph, Scarborough     02 Jul 1998

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

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-

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Poles Apart

Synopsis:
The Theatre Royal is an oasis of artistic calm, equality and sensitivity, but when the scaffolders from hell descend upon the thespians, the masks slip and the curtain comes down. Phil, Fat Glen and Polish Jan are on task and finish as they deliver a breathless rant on life, art and sausage sarnies in a desperate effort to mend the leaking roof. Never has illusion been so shattered as they race to their next job; but when leading lady Abi and theatre manager Grahame unleash their real feelings about the men with the hard hats, the question is, who is the most brutal? It's seems it's never over until the fat man sings! In this scorching new comedy, John Godber examines the role of the theatre in the life of the working man and the role of the working man in the life of the theatre, and asks, are they Poles Apart? Uncompromising, unflinching and deliriously funny, this visually exciting world premiere looks at culture clashes up-close, personal and from the top of a scaff tower.

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Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Putting On the Ritz

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
televised As the Ritz 1987

1st Produced:
Leicester     1987

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-

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-   

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Reunion

Synopsis:
I am going to the reunion. Haven't seen anyone from old times for nearly twenty years. Can't believe I'm actually doing it. Jo, Sue, Milly and Tasha are on for it! I understand Jess and Andre will be there. . .yipee! Can you remember those legs. . .eat your heart out D Beckham? I always fancied those two. . .how about you? Things with me are ok, three kids at school and a husband I see am and pm only. . . busy busy. . . will u be there?. . . A woman from our village went to a friends reunite do and never came home. . .will we be so lucky. . .e mail me. . .luv u.

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music John Pattison

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Salt Of the Earth

Synopsis:
an affectionate and touching portrait of life in the West Yorkshire coalfields centred on the hopes, dreams and heartache of the Parker sisters, annie and May, whose hopes in turn centre on May's son Paul and his academic success

Notes:
-

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Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1989   

Music:
-

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Screaming Blue Murder

Synopsis:
Bagley Hall is haunted, its staff are crazy, its owner a psycho. But with health spa, golf course and theme nights, it is the perfect place for a dirty weekend. there is only one standard here - and that's a double one. Guests might expect a weekend in heaven, but they should prepare for one long night in hell!

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Genre:
comedy

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Seasons In the Sun

Synopsis:
Tall Paul and Spag are two students idling away time, waiting for their A-level results. When their parents suggest they get a summer job it seems like a good idea. Before long they are humping dustbins, sweeping the roads and shovelling the shit! Is this what tomorrow's generation of artists and writers are expected to do? Surely not! It was the summer of '74; Labour were in power, people burnt coat and Paul and Spag are amongst the company of men; they are talking like men, avoiding work, being paid badly and discovering the joys of womankind! It certainly was one hell of a summer! But those hazy days are quick to fade; when the A-level results are announced things aren't as straight-forward as they had imagined. Welcome to the real world.

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September In the Rain

Synopsis:
Based on the life of his grandparents. Him in cloth cap and braces, her in headscarf and cardigan. every year they go to Blackpool for a week.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
National Student Drama Festival, Bretton Hall College, Wakefield     09 Apr 1983

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in "Five Plays", Penguin, London, 1989   

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-

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Shafted!

Synopsis:
In 1985 the miners were defeated, their families were torn apart and the media circus went home. John Godber's epic new play traces what happened to miner Harry and his wife Dot in the thirty years after the strike. Suddenly they were thrown together, with new battles to fight, and new jobs to hold down; from window cleaning in Wakefield to running a boarding house in Bridlington; but life would never be the same again! Fuelled with eye watering honesty and true Yorkshire grit, this is an hilarious account of those whose jobs had been taken, and communities destroyed, and how they fought back after being shafted! The Pits may have gone, but the shifts are still seismic!

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Shakers

Synopsis:
every town has its local trendy cocktail bar where everyone wants to be seen, from the local check-out girls to the chinless wonders, from the yuppies to the local lads tittering at the thought of a `long comfortable screw'. We are given a wickedly funny glimpse of this world by the four long-suffering waitresses who work there. Rushed off their feet, underpaid and overworked, they try to smile and help the difficult customers whilst coping with their own personal problems. a fascinating and often hilarious view of the reality which lurks behind the plastic palms and the pina coladas

Notes:
written by John Godber and Jane Thornton

1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     31/1985

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Chappell, London, 1987   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Shakers - the Musical

Synopsis:
Musical about waitresses in a cocktail bar.

Notes:
written by John Godber; music by Jane Thornton

1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     11 Jul 1996

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Musical

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Shakers Re-Stirred

Synopsis:
In a not-so-chic London bar called Shakers, we meet Carol, adele, Nicky and Mel, four friends who have taken to waitressing in desperation but who also have wit and resilience enough to never let any of the colorful characters they come across escape their satire unscathed. In theatrically heightened moments, the women play the roles of men and women alike, covering not only their nights at Shakers but also the lives of four other working women in London. always at the source of their satire are the men who take them for granted or, worse, abuse them. against this backdrop of postmodern London life are kaleidoscopic scenes of hilarity and depravity. In intertwining plot threads we follow the waitresses as they confront a possible new owner for the bar and at the same time we follow four shopgirls getting ready for a night on the town. Tart-tongued and irreverent, the lives of all of these women are put in painful perspective by the doubling of their roles which draws attention to the economic and social prejudices affecting all women, not just the fighters we meet at Shakers. Four struggling waitresses try to have a go of it against their customers, bosses and dates alike, using humor, role playing and all out rage to ward off the hopelessness that was Thatcher's London.

Notes:
written with Jane Thornton

1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     1991

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Warner Chappell Plays, London, 1993   

Music:
-

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Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Sold

Synopsis:
tells the story of anja, a young Moldovan girl who is sold to traffickers by a cousin, raped a hundred times and forced to work in a London brothel until she can repay the £20,000 her captors say she owes them.

Notes:
written by John Godber And Jane Thornton

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Teechers

Synopsis:
a fast-moving and entertaining play which brings alive the vigour of life at a Comprehensive school. a Drama teacher struggles to put on an end of term play, but has to push against disruptive classes, cynical colleagues and unhelpful caretakers. This loud, cheery comedy has a poignant end which underlines its pointed political thrust

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     09 Aug 1987

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Oxford: Amber Lane Press, 1985   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Thick As A Brick

Synopsis:
Common Road High is a problem school. They're bottom of the league table and morale is low. There's fighting in the playground, graffiti on the walls, switchblades in the corridors, and chaos in the Hall. Apathy, truancy and truculence are the favourite subjects and that's just the staff! So what can you expect from a coach load of no-hopers on a Wembley trip to see Robbie Williams? Light the touch paper and stand will back for this hilarious comedy from the prolific pen of John Godber.

Notes:
music by John Pattison; lyrics by Jane Thorton

1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     28 Apr 1999

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Toys Of Age

Synopsis:
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Notes:
written by Richard Lewis and John Godber

1st Produced:
National Student Drama Festival, Southampton     08 Apr 1979

Organisations:
Performed by drama students from Bretton Hall College

1st Published:
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Music:
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Unleashed

Synopsis:
Dennis is a hen-pecked IT manager, stuck in a boring marriage with anabelle and their daughter Jenny is about to become a student. a rare business trip to amsterdam with colleagues Bob and Gary opens his eyes to a world in which every sexual fantasy is available. the play-within-a-play story of Dennis' marriage is set against the opening and closing sequences in a live sex club and the ten roles are cleverly doubled, especially in the suggestive casting of anabelle and Jenny as the two prostitutes. This comedy of sexual manners employs strong sexual language and verbal images

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Observer Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh     18/1998

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

Music:
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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Up 'N' Under

Synopsis:
an award-winning comedy set somewhere in the North of england concerning an amateur rugby team from the 'Wheatsheaf arms' who can only muster a side of four whose pride lies in their unbroken record of defeat. It is time for this pitifully unfit set of men to accept the help of a coach - who just happens to be a woman - if they are to ever have any hope of victory!

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1st Produced:
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     18/1984

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Amber Lane Press, Oxford, 1985   

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Up 'N' Under II

Synopsis:
This is the hilarious sequel to John Godber's hit comedy about the amateur rugby team from the 'Wheatsheaf Arms'. This time the team are determined to retrieve their lost honour in the match against the 'Cobblers Arms'.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     09 Aug 1985

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1994   

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Weed, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     23 Jun 1998

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

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Music:
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Weekend Break

Synopsis:
Godber's humourous and thought-provoking play concerns a thirty-three year old theatre Studies teacher and his elderly parents on a break to the Lake District. This situation gives the opportunity for the release of the pent-up frustrations of a lifetime

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     06 Nov 1997

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1998   

Music:
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Wrestling Mad

Synopsis:
Impoverished flatmates Jeff and Jack are patently unemployable actors who resolve to abandon art and throw in their lot with the razzmatazz of all-in wrestling. Godber appears to be making a point about compromised ideals: Jeff despises himself for selling out, while Jack despises the crowds who come and see them. - Alfred Hickling, Guardian

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1st Produced:
Spring Street, Hull     07 Jul 2005

Organisations:
Hull Truck Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Young Hearts Run Free: Ideas Towards A Play

Synopsis:
traces the trials and tribulations of a night club environment

Notes:
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1st Produced:
National Student Drama Festival, Bretton Hall College, Wakefield     08 Apr 1983

Organisations:
Performed by students from Minsthorpe Community School.

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Concept Play'

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  cast of 26

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