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Blood Sweat and Tears

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 2m

Louise Underwood's life revolves around the hamburger restaurant where she works, and a night club: then she discovers judo. This inspiring play charts Louise's progress to Black Belt. Her personal journey involves numerous sacrifices, crises of confidence and battles.

Blood Sweat and Tears

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

Louise Underwood's life revolves around the hamburger restaurant where she works, and a night club: then she discovers judo. This inspiring play charts Louise's progress to Black Belt. Her personal journey involves numerous sacrifices, crises of confidence and battles with more experienced players who think she has no chance of success. A play about the opportunities given to ordinary people to be something special.

Keywords

M2 (30s, 40s) F3 (20s)

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    Composite set on 2 levels: a burger bar, a judo hall

  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

John Godber

John Godber was born in 1956 in Upton, West Yorkshire, the son and grandson of miners. He trained as a teacher of drama at Bretton Hall College. Prior to his appointment as Artistic Director of Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1984, he was Head of Drama at Minsthorpe High School ...
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