So I was overjoyed when, on coming back, I found that nothing much had changed. Yet, during this time, I never worked with a company that was as friendly and professional as the Bench. I was very sad when I had to leave the company to go to university in London and always thought that I would one day like to return.Īt university I performed in numerous productions, including a show which was taken to the Edinburgh Festival. That was during my time at Havant College.
The first Bench production I ever took part in was 'Martin Chuzzlewit' in 1990. 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. AuthorJohn Godber John Harry Godber (b 1956)
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