Bouncers

Synopsis

Comedy about four bouncers at a night club - the actors playing over 20 characters . ...It's Friday night it's club night - time for bouncers to come alive! All-new, up-dated version (1998). Meet giggly girls, lads on the make, Hooray Henries, pogo-ing punks and a smooth-talking DJ - all set against the tatty, glitzy glamour, flashing lights and pulsating beat of the dance floor... Contains strong language.

Our Review:

5 February 2001

Bouncers first burst onto the scene in 1977 at the Edinburgh Festival. Since then, it has become a staple of the annual Fringe programme there, toured all over the world, been voted one of 100 most significant plays of the 20th century, and made John Godber - as far as playwrights go - a household name.

This new version, care of Godber's Hull Truck Theatre home, emerged in 1998 as a 21st anniversary celebration of the original. It features updated cultural references - to Robbie Williams, S-Club 7, etc - though the premise remains the same. It's Friday night, the weekend's gathering speed and the only place to be is the Mr Cinders' nightclub where the bouncers hold all the power.

Godber himself joins the four-strong cast - accompanied by Andrew Dunn, Zach Lee and Andrew Dennis - who render the muscle-bound doormen, intent on averting (or in some cases instigating) a "conflict situation", as well as a pantheon of 20-odd characters, from the gaggle of...

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USER: Whatsonstage.com - 14 March 2001:

Top show. I went not knowing what to expect and what's worse still is that I took a friend and was worried she would not enjoy it. But we both we rolled up with laughter. A definite MUST SEE!!!...

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