The Game (play)
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The Game is a play by Harold Brighouse
, first published in 1920 as one of Three Lancashire Plays, the other two plays being The Northerners and Zack
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The play is centred around a fictional football team, Blackton Rovers, their star player Jack Metherell and the family of club owner Austin Whitworth. Themes include: class divisions, the immoral effects of rich idleness, the moral value of having to work and social trends in the society of that day.
In 1920 the play was adapted into a film The Winning Goal
directed by G.B. Samuelson. Professional footballer Jack Cock
appeared as himself in the film.
It was revived by Northern Broadsides
in 2010 after a period of near oblivion. Barrie Rutter
, the company's artistic director, failed to find a copy of the script in Britain. He finally found one in a Canadian
university library. It is now available from Samuel French Ltd.
.
Harold Brighouse
Harold Brighouse was an English playwright and author whose best known play is Hobson's Choice. He was a prominent member, together with Allan Monkhouse and Stanley Houghton, of a group known as the Manchester School of dramatists.-Early life:Harold Brighouse was born in Eccles, Salford, the...
, first published in 1920 as one of Three Lancashire Plays, the other two plays being The Northerners and Zack
Zack (play)
Zack is a 1920 play by British playwright Harold Brighouse. It was one of several of Brighouse's plays performed by the Manchester's Gaiety Theatre....
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The play is centred around a fictional football team, Blackton Rovers, their star player Jack Metherell and the family of club owner Austin Whitworth. Themes include: class divisions, the immoral effects of rich idleness, the moral value of having to work and social trends in the society of that day.
In 1920 the play was adapted into a film The Winning Goal
The Winning Goal
The Winning Goal is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Harold Walden, Maudie Dunham and Tom Reynolds. It was based on the play The Game by Harold Brighouse. It was set in Lancashire against a backdrop of the fictional Association football team Blackton Rovers...
directed by G.B. Samuelson. Professional footballer Jack Cock
Jack Cock
John Gilbert "Jack" Cock DCM MM was an English footballer who played for various English club sides as a striker. He also had the distinction of being the first Cornishman to play for the England national team, a decorated World War I soldier, and an actor...
appeared as himself in the film.
It was revived by Northern Broadsides
Northern Broadsides
Northern Broadsides is a theatre company formed in 1992 and based at Dean Clough Mill in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The founder and artistic director is Barrie Rutter. The company performs in Halifax and on tour, a mix of Shakespeare and other productions. Music is specially written for...
in 2010 after a period of near oblivion. Barrie Rutter
Barrie Rutter
Barrie Rutter is an English actor and the founder and Artistic Director of the Northern Broadsides theatre company based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England....
, the company's artistic director, failed to find a copy of the script in Britain. He finally found one in a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
university library. It is now available from Samuel French Ltd.
Samuel French Ltd.
Samuel French Ltd is the UK sister company of Samuel French Inc., an American company, bearing the name of its co-founder Samuel French. The company publishes stage plays for the UK market, mostly acting editions, serves as licensing agent for performance rights, and runs the UK's leading...
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