Written in 1897, Stoker's novel introduces the iconic character of the vampire Count Dracula. Through a series of letters and diary entries, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form as we know it today.

Fast-moving and highly entertaining, Teechers evokes life at a modern school. Using the format of an end-of-term play, the new drama teacher's progress through two terms of recalcitrant classes, synical colleagues and obstructive caretakers is reviewed. Disillutioned, he departs for a safer private school.

"John Godber is one of the unsung heroes of British theatre, reaching the giddy heights of number three in the most-performed playwrights league table, nestled in behind Shakespeare and Ayckbourn" - Guardian

Bouncers, a play about nightlife: "A show that's worth braving any front of house, however formidable ... simply spellbinding" Guardian; Happy Families: "The inseparable contradictions of family love and oppression are carefully held in this fine comedy ... superb characterisation ... the rhythms of Godber's dialogue are freshly funny, the pace precise" (Independent); Shakers, a play about party-goers: "This is one of those slices of life that everyone can recognise and laugh at" Liverpool Daily Post

A third collection of plays by one of Britain's most popular and widely performed playwrights

UP'N'UNDER (winner of the Laurence Olivier Comedy of the Year Award 1984): Five unfit lads strive for sporting glory against the local pub-rugby champions, Men Behaving Badly meets The Full Monty.
PERFECT PITCH: Ron & Yvonne are seasoned caravan holidaymakers. Every weekend they head for the coast to get away from it all. Snug in a prized four-berth, theirs is the perfect pitch, until Grant and Steph set up camp beside them?
APRIL IN PARIS (nominated for Laurence Olivier Comedy of the Year 1994): Al is a builder - well he was until he got laid off. Bet sells trainers. Al spends hours in his shed painting while Beth is addicted to entering competitions in magazines. Neither has any faith in the other. Until one day, Beth win "a romantic break in Paris for two"?

"John Godber is one of the unsung heroes of British theatre, reaching the giddy heights of number three in the most-performed playwrights league table, nestled in behind Shakespeare and Ayckbourn" - Guardian

"Godber is one of the best contemporary British playwrights."--"Financial Times"

"Lucky Sods"

Jean bought the lottery ticket. Morris picked the numbers. They sat, they watched, they won. But is it a dream come true? Premiered by Hull Truck in 1995, this is a satirical and candid black comedy about a couple who have nothing on Friday and 4 million on Saturday. And now they just can't stop winning.

"Touchingly true ... a winner for Godber."--"Guardian"

"Passion Killers"

Amid the sun, sea, sex, and sangria of the Mediterranean, Andy and Tom find themselves torn between sexual promise and commitments back home. Will they succumb to the advances of Trish and Karen, or do their lusty young rivals, Scott and Ray, get there first?

"Exceptionally enjoyable."--"Daily Telegraph"

"Godber Plays: 4" brings together four recent plays by one of
Britain's most prolific, popular playwrights. The author is the
artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre and the publication is timed to
coincide with the opening of Hull Truck's new theatre building in the
heart of Hull.

In "Our House" May, a widow, mother and grandmother, is
packing up her home of 45 years and heads for a life in the sun.
However, trading neighbourhood hell for the Costa del Calm is no easy
task as memories are harder to let go than possessions. First produced
in 2007, the play was revived and toured the UK in 2008.
In" Crown Prince "(2007) Godber finds comedy in a bowls club,
and against the backdrop of the advancing years of its members, issues
of redundancy, bereavement and guilt emerge.
"Sold" is the author's most politically charged play to date,
exposing the misery of people-trafficking and women sold into the
sex-trade in Britain.
"Christmas Crackers "follows overworked A&E nurses Holly and Kath on a shopping and booze trip to Prague where things take an unexpected turn.

'John Godber's work is unique; he is able to speak to a very broad
audience in a way that is thought-provoking, exciting and always very
funny.' Hilary Strong, Executive Director of Greenwich Theatre

Mark and Sally are travelling to Amsterdam to celebrate Mark's fiftieth birthday at a Bruce Springsteen concert. Mark is not the success he wants to be, Sally feels neglected and lonely - and the journey across the Channel makes their unhappiness worse. For one thing, their old friend Gill is travelling with them and arouses conflicting emotions in Mark, who always had a soft spot for her; for another, she has brought along Karl, her rough and all-too-ready new boyfriend who knows a little too much about Amsterdam's seedier side...From these beginnings John Godber has crafted another salty comedy of social angst and the clash of cultures in his inimitable style and with much near-the-knuckle language.

Relief drama teacher, Mary faces an uphill struggle when she tries to interest sixteen-year-olds Stacey, Kelly and Maggie in dance. She isn't helped by the science-obsessed headmaster, nor by the girl's patent lack of commitment, nor by the lack of funds and resources, but she ploughs doggedly on. A trip to London to take part in a dance competition proves to be a turning point; the girls, though they don't win, gain confidence, and Mary nearly becomes romantically involved with Stacey's dad, Jimmy. With an energetic score by John Pattison and opportunities for dancing, singing and acting, "Thick as a Brick" is all-round entertainment laced with John Godber's characteristic insight and humour.

Preparing for a mystery trip to Scarborough ("she wouldn't book till Dennis told her where we were going") three Northern coach drivers pass the time remembering more exciting trips from the past, such as the last one, down the Rhine Valley to Heidelberg. Stick hates his passengers and wishes he was doing the Spanish run instead of Johnny Mac. Larry is a Mario Lanza fan who's been making trips for as long as anyone can remember and Frank ("don't ask...it'll only shock you!") is their female counterpart. These three actors take turns playing an assortment of passengers, from the dotty old complainers to the retired miners seeking excitement too late and on too little money. Escape is on everyone's mind but no one knows quite what they're escaping from and how to go about it. As Sissy says, it is "better going somewhere when you're seventy-nine than going nowhere". A touching, often hilarious, bitter-sweet play, full of John Godber's usual clever, perceptive view of "men of the world".

The departure lounges of ten airports across Europe and America provide a backdrop of delays, dangers and frustration as two business executives, Jim and Steve, embark on a journey of self-discovery. While the easy-going Steve spends time on the mobile running a number of love interests with the morals of a cat, Jim is determined to remain faithful to his wife Claire. The arrival of young Zoe changes all that...The anxiety of the departure lounge becomes all to personal for all involved, leading to a sad yet hopeful ending.

Ron, a prematurely retired headteacher, and his wife, Yvonne, a would-be marathoner, are on their first caravan holiday. Pitched on a cliff in Yorkshire, the slightly dull, slightly snobby couple grapple with this strange holiday. That evening an elderly caravan appears next to theirs and sounds of noisy love-making cause Ron and Yvonne to blush. Steph and Grant, a younger, more working-class pair of seasoned caravanners have arrived and Ron's and Yvonne's lives will never be the same.2 women, 2 men

Dennis is a hen-pecked IT manager stuck in a boring marriage until a business trip to Amsterdam opens his eyes to a world in which every sexual adventure is available. He has the time of his life and more business trips are in store. The ten roles are cleverly doubled and this comedy of sexual manners - sex versus love, women exploiting men or vice versa, natural or unnatural behaviour - has strong sexual language and verbal images.2 women, 3 men

In the late Seventies, five students on a drama teaching course at a northern college discover sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Stan, a mature student, and Rich, the local boy-made-good, share a room, as do the girls - upper-crust Charlotte, feisty Helen and religious Tina. Babs, their tutor, does her best for them, supporting them through the travails of teaching practice with unruly kids, but the student parties, romantic intrigues and class conflict take their toll.4 women, 2 men

"John Godber is one of the unsung heroes of British theatre, reaching the giddy heights of number three in the most-performed playwrights league table, nestled in behind Shakespeare and Ayckbourn" - Guardian

Teechers: "In a class of its own ... Godber takes a hard-hitting look at life in a modern comprehensive where class conflicts, teacher tantrums and cavorting chaos runs riot through the corridors" (The Express); Happy Jack: "Godber manages with an affectionate and unerringly accurate ear for the tongues of the pit village to turn these two into a Chaucerian kind of celebration of life. At the end of the line the play is a sad, bruised but richly comic love story" (Guardian); September in the Rain: "The work of a genuinely talented playwright" (Evening Standard); Salt of the Earth: "John Godber has a special gift for capturing the lives and inner turmoil of the working class ... In the most subtle and incisive ways, he suggests how the combination of innate personality and a changing society determines individual destiny" (Chicago Times)

John Godber's striking, easily staged play explores the complex relationship between a thirty-three year old theatre studies teacher and his elderly parents. Martin Dawson has invited his parents, Joan and Len, to visit him in the Lake District. This 'enjoyable' weekend break evolves into an opportunity for the release of the pent-up frustrations of a lifetime. Godber successfully combines biting humour with serious intent in this thought-provoking comment on age, communication and life in general.1 woman, 2 men

Mixing comedy with melancholy reflections on mariage, age, class, and friendship, this play becomes a study of the English away from home. Journalist Tom, despite having misgivings about leaving his wife Gail, has joined his freind Andy on a golfing holiday in Spain. Andy, who is married to Gail's freind Lynne, enthusiatically joins the lager-lout brigade at their hotel and makes the most of the opportunities for illicit sex that are available. Tom, holding himself apart from the crowd, embarks on a platonic freindship with Trish. Back in England, Andy keeps his infidelity secret but Tom tells Gail of his innocent friendship with Trish and the seeds of suspicion are instantly sown.