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John Godber
Popular English playwright, born 1956
John Harry GodberOBE (born 18 May 1956) is an English playwright, 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.
Early life and education
[edit]Godber was born in Upton, West Riding of Yorkshire.[1] He trained as a teacher of drama at Bretton Hall College,[1] which was affiliated to the University of Leeds, and became artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1984.[2]
Career
[edit]Before venturing into plays, he was head of drama at Minsthorpe High School, the school he had attended as a student, and then wrote for the TV series Brookside and Grange Hill.[3] While he was at Minsthorpe he taught future actors Adrian Hood (Preston Front, Up 'n' Under film) and Chris Walker (Doctors, Coronation Street). A 1993 survey for Plays and Players magazine cited Godber as the third most performed playwright in the UK, after Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. In 2005 he won two British Academy Children's Awards for Oddsquad,[4] written and directe
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Birth, family and early years
Born 18 May 1956 in Upton, West Yorkshire, John Harry Godber is the son of a miner and an English dramatist. He attended Minsthorpe High School, South Elmsall, and went on to undertake teacher training at Bretton Hall College, West Bretton, both institutions being in West Yorkshire. He is married to writer and actress Jane Thornton (aka Jane Clifford and Jane Godber) and the two have two children together and have co-written a number of plays.
Employment
After qualifying as a teacher, Godber remained in West Yorkshire and went on to become Head of Drama at Minsthorpe High School. He was subsequently appointed Professor of Drama at the University of Hull. In addition to his teaching posts, he was appointed Artistic Director of Hull Truck Theatre Company from 1984. He later became Creative Director of the same before leaving in 2010 having helped the theatre through financially difficult times. He was also associated with the theatre during its move from Spring Street to Ferensway in Hull. Following his departure from Hull Truck, Godber returned to his association with West Yorkshire as Creative Director of Theatre Royal Wakefield. It was here that he established The John Godber Company as the theatre's resident company.
TV Works
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JOHN GODBER
The Playwrights Database
(1956 - )
Nationality: British
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