UP ‘N’ UNDER

WED 11 JUNE – SAT 21 JUNE

John Godber

Directed by Lorna Middleton

“Heartfelt, brilliantly knowing in its parodies and often squealingly

funny……it celebrates a poignant if glorious past and leaves the future

an open question.”

Paul Allen, The Guardian

Up 'n' Under is a riotous Olivier Award-winning comedy about a depleted and ragged amateur rugby league team, who are audaciously taking on their arch rivals. The play follows Arthur, a former professional, who's tasked with training the Wheatsheaf Arms, a team that's never won a game and spends more time in the pub than on the pitch. Arthur enlists the help of Hazel, a female fitness guru, to turn the team around. 

John Godber is a prolific playwright known for his hits Teechers, Bouncers, and April in Paris. He was the Artistic Director of Hull Truck theatre company for 26 years and early in his appointment, realising that in Hull a ticket to the rugby was probably more popular than to the theatre, he wrote Up ‘n Under to tempt the sports loving locals.

It was a huge hit when it premiered and continues to delight audiences everywhere.