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 ...

As well as being a writer, Jane Thornton is also a director and actor under the name of Jane Clifford. Jane trained at Bretton Hall College. After graduating she worked for fifteen months for the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) as a dra ...