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Teechers

  • John Godber
  • Full Length Play, Comedy
  • 2M, 1F
  • ISBN: 9780573016783

Fast-moving and highly entertaining, Teechers evokes life at a modern school. Using the format of an end-of-term play, the new drama teacher's progress through two terms of recalcitrant classes, synical colleagues and obstructive caretakers is reviewed. Disillutioned, he departs for a safer privat…

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy

Fast-moving and highly entertaining, Teechers evokes life at a modern school. Using the format of an end-of-term play, the new drama teacher's progress through two terms of recalcitrant classes, synical colleagues and obstructive caretakers is reviewed. Disillutioned, he departs for a safer private school.

Premiere Production: Teechers was first performed by the Hull Truck Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Festival, 1987.
  • Casting: 2M, 1F
  • Casting Attributes: Expandable casting
  • Casting Notes: 1 female to play 21 roles

  • SALTY - A school-leaver, bright and fresh-faced, rather dirty in appearance
    GAIL - Loud-mouthed and bossy, attractive and full of enthusiasm
    HOBBY - Shy. Should be very large, must be bigger than the other two. She is doing the play despite herself.
    NIXON - New drama teacher, young and casual
    MRS. PARRY - The Head Mistress, large and loud, a real eccentric
    MR. BASFORD - The Deputy Head, a typical child hater, a nasty piece of work
    MISS PRIME - Dolly bird of a PE mistress
    MS. WHITHAM - A fussy and hopeless teacher, desperate to leave
    MS. JONES - A moaner, rather fat, someone who wants to leave but no-one will employ her
    DEANIE - A teacher who thinks all the kids love him, a bad dancer
    DOUG - The caretaker, a miserable old man, he hates kids and drama
    OGGY - The cock of the school, looks much older than he actually is, the school bully in a modern age
    PETE SAXON - A large, frightening youth with tattoos, appears foolish
    MR. FISHER - Head of PE
    BARRY WOBSCHALL - A small boy who never brings his PE kit
    PIGGY PATTERSON - A boy who is always telling on others, he always runs to his lessons
    RON - A boy who never does PE
    MR. HATTON - Helps with the youth club dance
    DENNIS - Oggy's side-kick
    MRS. COATES - Head Mistress at Saint George's
    MRS. CLIFTON - Head of Governors at Saint George's
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    Fast-moving and highly entertaining, Teechers evokes life at a modern school. Using the format of an end-of-term play, the new drama teacher's progress through two terms of recalcitrant classes, synical colleagues and obstructive caretakers is reviewed. Disillutioned, he departs for a safer private school.

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