Mortimer's Miscellany

Synopsis

Sir John Mortimer – barrister, playwright, creator of Rumpole, author of numerous film scripts including Cider with Rosie and blockbuster, Zeffirelli’s Tea with Mussolini starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith – is also a masterful raconteur.

Along with distinguished colleagues, Sir John presents a memorable show packed with stories, anecdotes from the legal world, poetry, music, the words of Byron, Auden, Hardy and even a few newspaper articles about bizarre real-life murders.

Accompanied with poignant and hilarious memories of his childhood from A Voyage Around My Father, Mortimer’s Miscellany is sometimes serious, sometimes sexy, occasionally sad and mostly funny, woven together with music and delivered with relish and even a little devilment!