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”’ Teechers”’ is a play by [[John Godber]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Godber Plays: 2: Teechers; Happy Jack; September in the Rain; Salt of the Earth|first=John|last=Godber|year=2013|ISBN=9781472536464|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=www.LondonTheatre1.com|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/review-teechers-by-john-godber-guildford-fringe-theatre-company/|title=Review: Teechers by John Godber – Guildford Fringe Theatre Company|first=Sally|last=Knipe|date=21 September 2018}}</ref> written in 1987.<ref>{{cite book|title=Theatre West Four – So Far As I Can Remember Volume 3|first=John Anthony|last=Nicholls|year=2014|page=182|ISBN=9781782223542|publisher=Paragon Publishing}}</ref> It was first performed by the [[Hull Truck Theatre | Hull Truck Theatre Company]] at the 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/godber-s-teechers-goes-back-to-school|title=Godber’s Teechers goes back to school|first=Paul|last=Genty|date=19 May 2022|work=TheatreReviewsNorth}}</ref> [[Edinburgh Festival]] starring [[Martin Barass]] as Salty, [[Gill Tompkins]] as Gail and [[Shirley Anne Selby]] as Hobby. In 2010 a revival of the play was again performed at [[Hull Truck Theatre]], before touring at other venues. The cast included [[Zoe Lister]] as Gail, Peter McMillan as Salty, and Claire Eden as Hobby. The play was updated with modern references and modern music. |
”’ Teechers”’ is a play by [[John Godber]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Godber Plays: 2: Teechers; Happy Jack; September in the Rain; Salt of the Earth|first=John|last=Godber|year=2013|ISBN=9781472536464|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=www.LondonTheatre1.com|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/review-teechers-by-john-godber-guildford-fringe-theatre-company/|title=Review: Teechers by John Godber – Guildford Fringe Theatre Company|first=Sally|last=Knipe|date=21 September 2018}}</ref> written in 1987.<ref>{{cite book|title=Theatre West Four – So Far As I Can Remember Volume 3|first=John Anthony|last=Nicholls|year=2014|page=182|ISBN=9781782223542|publisher=Paragon Publishing}}</ref> It was first performed by the [[Hull Truck Theatre | Hull Truck Theatre Company]] at the 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/godber-s-teechers-goes-back-to-school|title=Godber’s Teechers goes back to school|first=Paul|last=Genty|date=19 May 2022|work=TheatreReviewsNorth}}</ref> [[Edinburgh Festival]] starring [[Martin Barass]] as Salty, [[Gill Tompkins]] as Gail and [[Shirley Anne Selby]] as Hobby. In 2010 a revival of the play was again performed at [[Hull Truck Theatre]], before touring at other venues. The cast included [[Zoe Lister]] as Gail, Peter McMillan as Salty, and Claire Eden as Hobby. The play was updated with modern references and modern music. |
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It is a play within a play in which three students performed for their teachers. Everything in the play is reduced to the bare essentials, with very little set and the three actors playing twenty other parts. The students perform to an audience an account of their time in secondary school (given the name ‘Whitewall High School’ for their performance), specifically their time with Mr. Jeff Nixon, the new drama teacher who ignites their passion for the stage with his idealism and belief that all children should be treated equally. The children mention that the names of the characters have been changed: Mr. Nixon’s real name is Mr. Harrison, mentioned at the beginning. At the end of the play, he leaves Whitewall High School to teach at St George’s, another school that is regarded more highly. Once the three kids know that Nixon is leaving, they start to understand how much he helped them. Salty, in particular, wants to carry on with drama once he has left school. The play is originally set in East Yorkshire,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wp.theyorkmix.com/review-teechers/|title=Review: Teechers|first=Sally|last=Langton|date=17 March 2023|work=YorkMix}}</ref> however, the play never specifically states a location and Whitewall is meant to represent the average secondary school in the United Kingdom, with the show changing it’s cultural cues and references (such as a reference to [[Jimmy Savile]], which has been removed) over the forty years it has been performed. |
It is a play within a play in which three students performed for their teachers. Everything in the play is reduced to the bare essentials, with very little set and the three actors playing twenty other parts. The students perform to an audience an account of their time in secondary school (given the name ‘Whitewall High School’ for their performance), specifically their time with Mr. Jeff Nixon, the new drama teacher who ignites their passion for the stage with his idealism and belief that all children should be treated equally. The children mention that the names of the characters have been changed: Mr. Nixon’s real name is Mr. Harrison, mentioned at the beginning. At the end of the play, he leaves Whitewall High School to teach at St George’s, another school that is regarded more highly. Once the three kids know that Nixon is leaving, they start to understand how much he helped them. Salty, in particular, wants to carry on with drama once he has left school. The play is originally set in East Yorkshire,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wp.theyorkmix.com/review-teechers/|title=Review: Teechers|first=Sally|last=Langton|date=17 March 2023|work=YorkMix}}</ref> however, the play never specifically states a location and Whitewall is meant to represent the average secondary school in the United Kingdom, with the show changing it’s cultural cues and references (such as a reference to [[Jimmy Savile]], which has been removed) over the forty years it has been performed. play was modernised to ”’Teechers Leavers ’22”’.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/may/25/teechers-leavers-22-review-john-godber-hull-truck-theatre|title=Teechers Leavers 22 review – John Godber’s rowdy comedy graduates with honours|first=Mark|last=Fisher|date=25 May 2022|via=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allthatdazzles.co.uk/post/review-teechers-leavers-22-greenwich-theatre-uk-tour|title=Review: Teechers Leavers ’22 (Greenwich Theatre/UK Tour)|first=Sam-|last=Admin|date=28 April 2023|website=All That Dazzles}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-teechers/|title=You Can Learn A Lot From Teechers|date=28 April 2023|work=Southwark News}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 3 December 2025
Teechers is a play by John Godber,[1][2] written in 1987.[3] It was first performed by the Hull Truck Theatre Company at the 1987[4] Edinburgh Festival starring Martin Barass as Salty, Gill Tompkins as Gail and Shirley Anne Selby as Hobby. In 2010 a revival of the play was again performed at Hull Truck Theatre, before touring at other venues. The cast included Zoe Lister as Gail, Peter McMillan as Salty, and Claire Eden as Hobby. The play was updated with modern references and modern music.
It is a play within a play in which three students performed for their teachers. Everything in the play is reduced to the bare essentials, with very little set and the three actors playing twenty other parts. The students perform to an audience an account of their time in secondary school (given the name ‘Whitewall High School’ for their performance), specifically their time with Mr. Jeff Nixon, the new drama teacher who ignites their passion for the stage with his idealism and belief that all children should be treated equally. The children mention that the names of the characters have been changed: Mr. Nixon’s real name is Mr. Harrison, mentioned at the beginning. At the end of the play, he leaves Whitewall High School to teach at St George’s, another school that is regarded more highly. Once the three kids know that Nixon is leaving, they start to understand how much he helped them. Salty, in particular, wants to carry on with drama once he has left school. The play is originally set in East Yorkshire,[5] however, the play never specifically states a location and Whitewall is meant to represent the average secondary school in the United Kingdom, with the show changing it’s cultural cues and references (such as a reference to Jimmy Savile, which has been removed) over the forty years it has been performed. In the 2020s, the play was modernised to Teechers Leavers ’22.[6][7][8]
- Lilian Hobson “Hobby” – The one in the trio fed up with her friends.
- Gail Saunders – The bossy and sassy within the trio. Also very attractive and enthusiastic.
- Ian Salt “Salty” – The fired soul, doesn’t know what he’ll do with his life after leaving school. Salty is a laid-back person with an attitude of a classic teenager with a common habit of overexaggerating.
- Mr. Harrison – the drama teacher, socialist and idealistic, called Mr. Nixon in the play, to “Protect the names of the innocent”, young and casual.
- Mrs. Hudson – the headmistress, called Mrs. Parry in the play, loud and large with a terrible dress sense.
- Bobby Moxon – (Oggy Moxon) Bully of the school who scares teachers and students alike.
- Ms. Whitham – Hopeless English teacher, eager to leave
- Mr. Basford – The deputy head and maths teacher. Hates children, typically nasty.
- Miss Jackie Prime – The sports teacher, young and bouncy.
- Doug – The caretaker. Grouchy and assertive.
- Mr. Dean – A teacher who thinks that all of the kids love him.
