John Godber’s ‘Bouncers’ returns to Hull Truck Theatre

ICONIC: John Godber’s Bouncers. Picture by Ian Hodgson

By Simon Bristow

John Godber’s iconic play Bouncers returns to Hull Truck Theatre later this month in its original 1980s form.

The John Godber Company is bringing the production to Hull as part of the tenth anniversary celebrations of CAST theatre in Doncaster.

Describing the play, the company said: “Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are the original men in black as they tell the tale of one night in a Yorkshire disco in the 80s in this outrageous parody of Saturday Night Fever. All the gang are out on the town, the boys, the girls, the cheesy DJ, the late-night kebab man, and the taxi home, all under the watchful eyes of the Bouncers.”

John Godber said: “We are delighted to be taking Bouncers back to the hey day of disco and the 1980s. Looking back there was so much wrong with the decade but also so much to celebrate, this new production dances a balance between what was great and what is cringe-worthy now.”

The show features Yorkshire actors George Reid and Frazer Hammill, who are returning performers for the John Godber Company, as well as Coronation Street’s Lamin Touray, and newcomer Tom Whittaker.

Bouncers will be staged at Hull Truck from Tuesday, April 25 to Saturday, April 29.