Godber Plays: 2 Teechers; Happy Jack; September in the Rain; Salt of the Earth |
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Author:
| Godber, John |
Series title: | Contemporary Dramatists Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4725-3645-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $22.49 |
Book Description:
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"John Godber is one of the unsung heroes of British theatre, reaching the giddy heights of number three in the most-performed playwrights league table, nestled in behind Shakespeare and Ayckbourn" - Guardian
Teechers: "In a class of its own ... Godber takes a hard-hitting look at life in a modern comprehensive where class conflicts, teacher tantrums and cavorting chaos runs riot through the corridors" The Express
Happy Jack: "Godber manages with an affectionate and...
More Description"John Godber is one of the unsung heroes of British theatre, reaching the giddy heights of number three in the most-performed playwrights league table, nestled in behind Shakespeare and Ayckbourn" - GuardianTeechers: "In a class of its own ... Godber takes a hard-hitting look at life in a modern comprehensive where class conflicts, teacher tantrums and cavorting chaos runs riot through the corridors" The ExpressHappy Jack: "Godber manages with an affectionate and unerringly accurate ear for the tongues of the pit village to turn these two into a Chaucerian kind of celebration of life. At the end of the line the play is a sad, bruised but richly comic love story" GuardianSeptember in the Rain: "The work of a genuinely talented playwright" Evening StandardSalt of the Earth: "John Godber has a special gift for capturing the lives and inner turmoil of the working class ... In the most subtle and incisive ways, he suggests how the combination of innate personality and a changing society determines individual destiny" Chicago Times