Act 2 Proudly Present an Amateur Production of It Started with a Kiss
by John Godber

A northern college in the late Seventies provides the setting for the story of four years in the lives of a group of students on a drama teaching course, who learn more about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll than anything they are actually supposed to be studying.

Dope-smoking Stan, and Rich, the local boy-made-good, share a room, and spend their time bickering and focussing their attentions on the girls - posh Charlotte, feisty Helen and religious Tina, the objects of their affections.

Babs, their highly-strung tutor, does her best to guide them through the travails of the course. Teaching practice with kids from Hell, and low-budget avant-garde performances of Julius Caeser may take their toll, but things really get interesting behind the scenes with romantic intrigues, class conflict, and the accidental death of a geriatric dog.

Even though they are chalk and cheese, Rich and Charlotte fall for each other, but it is not long before there is more than just the two of them in the relationship. Stan, on the other hand, is all talk and no action ...

When the story comes to its bitter-sweet finale, it is clear to the group that things are far from having reached a proper ending. As this chapter in their lives closes, they must all look forward in the best direction possible.

For some, this direction is clearer than for others. It Started with a Kiss is written with all John Godber's usual style and wit and was originally produced by Hull Truck Theatre.