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Up 'n' Under
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 1f, 6m
John Godber
Dedicated to the Rugby League fans of Hull and created for the Hull Truck Theatre Company, this comedy premiered at the 1984 Edinburgh Festival, where it won a Fringe First award and subsequently the 1984 Laurence Olivier Award for Comedy of the Year.
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Cast Size
1f, 6m -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Dedicated to the Rugby League fans of Hull and created for the Hull Truck Theatre Company, this comedy premiered at the 1984 Edinburgh Festival, where it won a Fringe First award and subsequently the 1984 Laurence Olivier Award for Comedy of the Year after a successful run in London. Set “somewhere in the north of England”, it centres on the amateur rugby team from the Wheatsheaf Arms who can only muster a side of four whose pride lies in their unbroken record of defeat.
Keywords
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A bare stage.
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.