It was first performed by the Hull Truck Theatre Company at the 1987 Edinburgh Festival starring Martin Barass as Salty, Gill Tompkins as Gail and Shirley Anne Selby as Hobby.
In 2010 a revival of the play was again performed at Hull Truck Theatre, before touring at other venues.
The cast included Zoe Lister as Gail, Peter McMillan as Salty, and Claire Eden as Hobby.
The students perform to an audience an account of their time in secondary school (given the name 'Whitewall High School' for their performance), specifically their time with Mr. Jeff Nixon, the new drama teacher who ignites their passion for the stage with his idealism and belief that all children should be treated equally.
Once the three kids know that Nixon is leaving, they start to understand how much he helped them.