John Godber's Teechers Leavers '22 comedy play comes to Westovian Theatre in South Shields

The comedy written by John Godber now playing at the Westovian Theatre in South Shields follows the story of three students as they prepare for a drama exam.

A popular comedic play that first began at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is currently available to watch in South Tyneside.

Teechers Leavers ‘22 is a comedy written by John Godber and is playing at Westovian Theatre located on Pier Parade, South Shields, NE33 2JS.

It is set in 2022 at the end of the school year and follows characters Salty, Gail and Hobby who are about to present a play which they have been working on for their B.Tech performance exam.

This will be the first time they have performed live, with their other exams having taken place on Zoom calls.

The play is running until Saturday, September 19.placeholder image
The play is running until Saturday, September 19. | Tahnee Bedford

The Westovian Theatre Society website reads: “What follows is a funny, fast-moving, caustic and hard-hitting account of how Miss Nixon, a newly qualified drama teacher changed their lives.

“As Salty, Gail and hobby prepare to leave stat education, it appears that Miss Nixon is moving on too, to the local private school.”

The play can be seen at the theatre between Wednesday, September 16 to Saturday, September 19 and tickets can be bought via the website online.

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