John Godber
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John Godber (born 1956) is a British playwright, known mainly for his innovative theatre and observational 'comedies with an edge'.
He was born in Upton, West Yorkshire, trained as a teacher of drama, and became artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1984. His plays have won numerous awards.
Godber is now a guest lecturer at a college in Yorkshire.
His stylings are a cast of no more than four, playing roles of up to 30.
His plays, up to 2005, are:
- A Clockwork Orange (1976, Adaptation)
- Bouncers (1977)
- Toys of Age (1979)
- Cramp (1981)
- Cry Wolf (1981) First professional production.
- E.P.A. (Educational Priority Area) (1982)
- Happy Jack (1982)
- Young Hearts Run Free (1983)
- Bouncers(for yorkshire actors) (1983)
- September in the Rain (1983)
- Up'n'Under (1984)
- A Christmas Carol (1984, Adaptation)
- Shakers (1985) (Co-written with Jane Thornton)
- Up'n'Under II (1985)
- Blood, Sweat and Tears (1986)
- Cramp - the Musical (1986)
- Teechers (1987)
- Oliver Twist (1987 Adaptation)
- Salt of the Earth (1988)
- On the Piste (1990)
- Everyday Heroes (1990)
- Shakers Re-stirred (1991)
- Bouncers - 1990's Remix (1991)
- Happy Families (1991)
- April in Paris (1992)
- The Office Party (1992)
- Passion Killers (1994)
- Dracula (1995 Adaptation)
- Lucky Sods (1995)
- Shakers the Musical (1996)
- Gym and Tonic (1996)
- Weekend Breaks (1997)
- It Started with a Kiss (1997)
- Hooray for Hollywood (1998)
- The Weed (1998)
- Perfect Pitch (1998)
- Unleashed (1998)
- Thick as a Brick (1999)
- Big Trouble in the Little Bedroom (1999)
- Seasons in the Sun (2000)
- Our House (2001)
- Departures (2001)
- Moby Dick (2002 Adaptation)
- Young Hearts (2002)
- Men of the World (2002)
- Reunion (2002)
[edit] Trivia
Nicknamed John 'Fucking' Godber by the League of Gentlemen [1] [2] and lampooned as such during their live shows, for his stereotyping of northern England
