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Godber Plays
Godber Plays 4: Our House / Christmas Crackers / Crown Prince / Sold
Godber 4 brings together four recent plays by one of
Britain's most prolific, popular playwrights. The author is the
artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre and the publication is timed to
coincide with the opening of Hull Truck's new theatre building in the
heart of Hull.
In Our House May, a widow, mother and grandmother, is
packing up her home of 45 years and heads for a life in the sun.
However, trading neighbourhood hell for the Costa del Calm is no easy
task as memories are harder to let go than possessions. First produced
in 2007, the play was revived and toured the UK in 2008.
In Crown Prince (2007) Godber finds comedy in a bowls club,
and against the backdrop of the advancing years of its members, issues
of redundancy, bereavement and guilt emerge.
Sold is the author's most politically charged play to date,
exposing the misery of people-trafficking and women sold into the
sex-trade in Britain.
Christmas Crackers follows overworked A&E nurses Holly and Kath on a shopping and booze trip to Prague where things take an unexpected turn.
'John Godber's work is unique; he is able to speak to a very broad
audience in a way that is thought-provoking, exciting and always very
funny.' Hilary Strong, Executive Director of Greenwich Theatre
Britain's most prolific, popular playwrights. The author is the
artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre and the publication is timed to
coincide with the opening of Hull Truck's new theatre building in the
heart of Hull.
In Our House May, a widow, mother and grandmother, is
packing up her home of 45 years and heads for a life in the sun.
However, trading neighbourhood hell for the Costa del Calm is no easy
task as memories are harder to let go than possessions. First produced
in 2007, the play was revived and toured the UK in 2008.
In Crown Prince (2007) Godber finds comedy in a bowls club,
and against the backdrop of the advancing years of its members, issues
of redundancy, bereavement and guilt emerge.
Sold is the author's most politically charged play to date,
exposing the misery of people-trafficking and women sold into the
sex-trade in Britain.
Christmas Crackers follows overworked A&E nurses Holly and Kath on a shopping and booze trip to Prague where things take an unexpected turn.
'John Godber's work is unique; he is able to speak to a very broad
audience in a way that is thought-provoking, exciting and always very
funny.' Hilary Strong, Executive Director of Greenwich Theatre
480 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2009
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About the author
John Godber
50 books4 followersJohn Harry Godber is an English dramatist, known mainly for his observational comedies.
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September 12, 2017
"Sold" by John Godber
I preferred the 1st Act of this play to the 2nd, and I thought it opened a lot of questions up to the audience without answering them which was a clever choice. However, I felt like the play had a lot of potential in the beginning which it didn't quite live up to by the end. It became more about the theme of money, and the strain on family relationships than trafficking itself. This still made for a powerful and interesting play but it almost felt like the play itself wasn't quite confronting the issue head on, so how can it expect the audience to? Certainly something to think about, and maybe that's the point. But definitely a very captivating play and one that is worth reading/watching.
I preferred the 1st Act of this play to the 2nd, and I thought it opened a lot of questions up to the audience without answering them which was a clever choice. However, I felt like the play had a lot of potential in the beginning which it didn't quite live up to by the end. It became more about the theme of money, and the strain on family relationships than trafficking itself. This still made for a powerful and interesting play but it almost felt like the play itself wasn't quite confronting the issue head on, so how can it expect the audience to? Certainly something to think about, and maybe that's the point. But definitely a very captivating play and one that is worth reading/watching.
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