{"product_id":"godber-plays-4-our-house-crown-prince-sold-christmas-crackers-9781408112052","title":"Godber Plays: 4: Our House; Crown Prince; Sold; Christmas Crackers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGodber Plays: 4\u003c\/i\u003e brings together four recent plays by one of\u003cbr\u003eBritain's most prolific, popular playwrights. The author is the\u003cbr\u003eartistic director of Hull Truck Theatre and the publication is timed to\u003cbr\u003ecoincide with the opening of Hull Truck's new theatre building in the\u003cbr\u003eheart of Hull. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOur House\u003c\/i\u003e May, a widow, mother and grandmother, is\u003cbr\u003epacking up her home of 45 years and heads for a life in the sun.\u003cbr\u003eHowever, trading neighbourhood hell for the Costa del Calm is no easy\u003cbr\u003etask as memories are harder to let go than possessions. First produced\u003cbr\u003ein 2007, the play was revived and toured the UK in 2008.\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Crown Prince \u003c\/i\u003e(2007) Godber finds comedy in a bowls club, \u003cbr\u003eand against the backdrop of the advancing years of its members, issues\u003cbr\u003eof redundancy, bereavement and guilt emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSold\u003c\/i\u003e is the author's most politically charged play to date, \u003cbr\u003eexposing the misery of people-trafficking and women sold into the\u003cbr\u003esex-trade in Britain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristmas Crackers \u003c\/i\u003efollows overworked A\u0026amp;E nurses Holly and Kath on a shopping and booze trip to Prague where things take an unexpected turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'John Godber's work is unique; he is able to speak to a very broad\u003cbr\u003eaudience in a way that is thought-provoking, exciting and always very\u003cbr\u003efunny.' Hilary Strong, Executive Director of Greenwich Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Godber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 6.38w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408112052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Godber is the artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre and a\u003cbr\u003eprolific playwright of popular, comic plays. His many plays include \u003ci\u003eBouncers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUp 'N' Under\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApril In Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTeechers\u003c\/i\u003e. Methuen Drama publishes four volumes of his plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44324701372531,"sku":"9781408112052","price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d8f4f76a-cbf9-4735-839b-f7f752ebc837.jpg?v=1771590705","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/godber-plays-4-our-house-crown-prince-sold-christmas-crackers-9781408112052","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}