When was the play Teechers first performed?
(July 2011) Teechers is a play by John Godber, written in 1984 and was published in 1985. It was first performed by the Hull Truck Theatre Company at the 1987 Edinburgh Festival starring Martin Barass as Salty, Gill Tompkins as Gail and Shirley Anne Selby as Hobby.
Who are the actors in Teechers?
Teechers is a play by John Godber, written in 1984 and was published in 1985. It was first performed by the Hull Truck Theatre Company at the 1987 Edinburgh Festival starring Martin Barass as Salty, Gill Tompkins as Gail and Shirley Anne Selby as Hobby.
What is the conceit of the play Teechers?
The conceit is that Gail, Salty and Hobby have invented the play TEECHERS, which the audience is watching, and ipso facto, during their drama lessons they have become skilled and analytical story tellers and observers, able to comment on society as they live through it.
What is the essence of Teechers?
The essence of TEECHERS, and perhaps part of its attraction, is that the actors and director have the same resources available to them, that a drama teacher has in their classroom or studio; namely, a desk, some chairs and a massive imagination to work with.
Why did Godber write teechers?
We needed to focus on a popular shared experience to attract people to come to the theatre and school life was obviously something that everyone had in common. Hull Truck was very poorly funded back then, so much so, that I agreed to write TEECHERS for £100.
Who wrote teechers?
John GodberTeechers / PlaywrightJohn Harry Godber OBE is known mainly for observational comedies. The Plays and Players Yearbook of 1993 rated him the third most performed playwright in the UK after William Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. He has been creative director of the Theatre Royal Wakefield since 2011. Wikipedia
What is the message behind teechers?
This play is a true portrayal of "comprehensive" school life but told with love and respect for the pupils and staff alike; it is not cruel and cutting but witty, fast moving and accurate. The new young drama teacher is quickly introduced into the complex interaction of personalities in a big school.
What has Godber written?
As a screenwriter, he has written for the TV series Grange Hill, Brookside, The Ritz, My Kingdom for a Horse, Chalkface, and Bloomin' Marvellous. His other works for TV include Toys of Age, The Rainbow Coloured Disco Dancer, Crown Court, Shakers, Up 'n' Under, Bouncers!, and Thunder Road.
When and where was the play TEECHERS set?
TeechersDate22nd July 2016SocietyOrmskirk Theatre CompanyVenueToby Carvery OrmskirkType of ProductionPlayDirectorAndy Hawkes and Pat BakerJul 22, 2016
What style of play is TEECHERS?
Teechers is an adolescent revenge fantasy; the target is the educational system. You undoubtedly know the genre: Teenagers trapped in a school full of dull, indifferent teachers have become alienated and hostile.
Why did Godber write shakers?
At many venues on the tour the rest of the cast also performed a late night version of Bouncers. I was left on the sidelines. Thus came the impetus to write Shakers - a play that would provide strong physical theatre roles and exciting multi-role playing for four women.
How many characters are in TEECHERS?
Teechers is written in such a way that it can be performed by a cast of anything from 3-16 performers. If performed by 3, each of the actors will have to perform multiple characters, changing very quickly between characters.
What did John Godber believe in?
Godber believes in theatre for the masses and so explores universal themes in his plays. He believes in the theatre as an instrument of social change for the better. Using comedy to engage the audience but also to make them think.
When was the play shakers written?
Shakers was written in 1987 at the height of the "Thatcherite" yuppie revolution, when every town in the UK had its ubiquitous cocktail bar and the numbers of such establishments were increasing. The play is a sequence of quick-fire humour interspersed with serious monologues, which starts off very light hearted.
Who wrote Bouncers?
John GodberBouncers / Playwright
Who wrote shakers?
Shakers (Re-stirred): Amazon.co.uk: Godber, John, Thornton, Jane: 9780856761669: Books.
Where was Teechers based?
“I don’t suppose that it will come as any surprise that my play TEECHERS is based on my personal experience as a drama teacher at Minsthorpe High School, West Yorkshire, between 1979-83.
What is the essence of a teecher?
The essence of TEECHERS, and perhaps part of its attraction, is that the actors and director have the same resources available to them, that a drama teacher has in their classroom or studio; namely, a desk, some chairs and a massive imagination to work with.
What is the heart of the Teechers?
At the heart of TEECHERS is the very real assertion that the arts, and especially drama, should form an essential part of the school curriculum. It also attempts to demonstrate the effect that exposure to the arts has on young people.
