First look rehearsal photos have been released for the world premiere of Teechers Leavers ’22 from playwright John Godber OBE which opens next week (May 19th) at Hull Truck – a reimagination of his critically acclaimed play ‘Teechers’, originally performed in 1987, for the leavers of 2022. The productions forms part of Hull Truck’s 50th anniversary programme running throughout 2022.
Teechers Leavers ‘22’ runs from 19 May – 11 June 2022 and marks a return to Hull Truck Theatre for the former artistic director, who was at the helm for more than 25 years.
Not dissimilar to the present day, in 1987 the teaching of drama in comprehensive education was being marginalised in a system under pressure. In the same year Hull Truck Theatre produced ‘Teechers’, which became the go-to play to attract young people to the theatre.
Thirty-five years later, exam chaos, tech poverty, isolation, absenteeism and lost school hours thanks to a global pandemic have put the state system under more pressure than ever before.
