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Salt of the Earth

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3f, 3m, 5m or f

John Godber

Salt of the Earth
by John Godber

Hull Truck Company's production of this richly humorous, affectionate and touching portrait of life in the West Yorkshire coalfields won a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival and was presented in London at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre.

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    3f, 3m, 5m or f
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Summary
Hull Truck Company's production of this richly humorous, affectionate and touching portrait of life in the West Yorkshire coalfields won a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival and was presented in London at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre. Spanning three generations, from 1947 to the present, this compelling saga vividly captures the dreams, ambitions, joys, fears, heartaches and disappointmen's of the Parker sisters, Annie and May, whose hopes centre on May's son, Paul, and his academic success.
Cast Attributes
  • Setting Various simple settings
  • Features Period Costumes

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Authors

John Godber

John Godber

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