Even if that were true - and it is not - it is unclear why that should be considered to be a weakness. Shakers tends to be dismissed as "Bouncers for girls". He has been Professor of Drama at Hull University for several years. He is also made Professor of Popular Theatre at Liverpool Hope University in 2004. He's also well-known for having directed all of his own plays and some others besides. Godber is best known as the man behind the Hull Truck Theatre Company which he joined as Artistic Director in 1984.
His television credits include 'Brookside' and 'Grange Hill' and he won a BAFTA for his co-authorship on the screenplay of 'Odd Squad' which was shown on BBC2. He has won numerous awards for his work including a Lawrence Olivier award, five Edinburgh Fringe First Awards, seven Los Angeles Critics Circle Awards. He trained as a drama teacher at Bretton Hall College and later became head of drama at Minsthorpe High School.Ī prolific writer, His stage plays include 'Perfect Pitch', 'Teechers', 'Up n Under', 'Blood, Sweat and Tears', 'Bouncers' 'On the Piste', and 'April in Paris'. Godber was born in Upton, West Yorkshire, the son and grandson of miners. AuthorsJohn Godber and Jane Thornton John Harry Godber (b 1956)
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