SOUTHAMPTON University Players ( SUP) present Happy Families at The Nuffield Theatre from Tuesday June 9 until Saturday June 13.
Full of warmth, understanding and humour, this is an affectionate and appealing portrait of an ordinary family struggling with change, bereavement and the generation gap.
On his graduation day in 1978, John looks back over his teenage years, from 1967-1973, recalling all the embarrassments, tensions, joys and sorrows of family life in West Yorkshire.
Older and better educated, he finds himself alienated from his working-class family who cannot understand his growing intellect and theatrical aspirations.
The play is written by Wakefield-born John Godber, an ex-rugby player, ex-teacher and now one of the most popular playwrights in the world with hits like Teechers and Bouncers.
Taking a break from rehearsals, director and cast member Imogen Higgs said: “My favourite genre is the mix of comedy and – when you least expect it – a moment of drama, or sadness, which is made all the more powerful because it catches you midlaugh."
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