The highly acclaimed John Godber Company returns to Theatre Royal Bath from Tuesday 29 July to Saturday 2 August with comedy, Do I Love You?
Described as “infectious and exhilarating” by The Times, this production infused with Northern Soul has a thrilling soundtrack full of hits from Frank Wilson, Edwin Starr, Eloise Laws, Jimmy Radcliffe and many more. Audiences will follow twenty-somethings Sally, Nat and Kyle as they embrace a music and dance movement from the 70s, but with rising costs, unemployment and small-town blues, the production asks the question, has anything really changed?
“Another little dramatic gem from the pen of John Godber” British Theatre Guide
What started as a college project has grown into a passion, but the dance steps are exhausting. Far beyond their home city of Hull our trio find excitement, purpose and the tribe they’ve been looking for. Now they can’t get enough. From Brid Spa to Stoke, from Chesterfield to the Tower Ballroom our young soulies are determined to keep the faith! This is Northern Soul for a new generation.
Image - Martha Godber as Sally in Do I Love You, credit Ian Hodgson
Writer and director John Godber has won many awards including an Olivier Award, two BAFTAs, five Edinburgh Fringe Firsts, seven Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Awards, and the Yorkshire Arts Personality of the Year Award, amassing hundreds of credits for screen and stage. John Godber is the creative genius behind iconic plays including Teechers, shining a light on 1980s school life, the Olivier Award-winning rugby comedy Up’n’Under and Bouncers, set in northern 1990s nightclubs, which has been described as a “social phenomenon” by The Guardian and was selected as one of the National Theatre’s “Plays of the Century”. His many plays also include Shakers, Our House, On the Piste, Perfect Pitch, Gym and Tonic, The Office Party and April in Paris. His work has been seen across theatre, film and television, including the series’ Brookside and Grange Hill. John Godber received an OBE for his services to the Arts in 2018.
The cast of Do I Love You? includes Martha Godber as Sally, Emilio Encinoso-Gil as Kyle, Chloe McDonald as Nat, with roles understudied by Sophie Suddaby and Tom Gallagher.
The John Godber Company presents Do I Love You? at the Theatre Royal Bath from Tuesday 29 to Saturday 2 August. To book tickets call the Box Office on 01225 448844 or visit theatreroyal.org.uk
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