Hugh Whitemore

Review: BREAKING THE CODE, Oxford Playhouse
by Niamh Jones - Oct 8, 2025

We all know the names ‘Bletchley’ and ‘Alan Turing’, if only thanks to the 2014 film The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Hugh Whitemore’s Breaking the Code follows a similar trajectory, documenting Turing’s journey from school boy to death in a collection of non-chronological scenes. Through Whitemore’s play we are able to gain an insight into the life of this character, piecing together his genius and his struggles slowly into a complete understanding. 

Edward Albee's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Comes to Oxford Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2025

Oxford Playhouse has announced a bold new production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which will be staged as part of its spring 2026 season and directed by Playhouse Artistic Director, Mike Tweddle.

BREAKING THE CODE Comes to Royal & Derngate, Northampton
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2025

The full cast has been announced for a brand new production of Hugh Whitemore's acclaimed play Breaking the Code. The play follows mastermind Alan Turing's career as a visionary mathematician and codebreaker.

BREAKING THE CODE Opens Tonight at Falcon Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2024

Hugh Whitemore's BREAKING THE CODE, directed by Ed Cohen, will open at Falcon Theatre, Newport, KY. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!

PACK OF LIES Comes to the Limelight Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2022

Written by Hugh Whitemore and directed by Gordon Park, Pack of Lies is based on the true story surrounding the most significant spy operation in 1960s London in the middle of the Cold War, dubbed “The Portland Spy Ring”. 

La MaMa Announces 61st Season Featuring 40 Productions From 8 Nations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2022

La MaMa ETC’s 61st season will feature world-premieres by John Kelly, Erik Ehn, Elizabeth Swados, Witness Relocation/Dan Safer, Bobbie Jene Smith and Ping Chong, along with the live, in-person stage debut of Split Britches’s 2021 digital production LAST GASP and the first-ever revival of Maria Irene Fornes’ EVELYN BROWN.

BWW REVIEW: With An Incredible Scientific Legacy Overshadowed By The Eventual Exposure Of His Sexuality, BREAKING THE CODE Presents Both Sides Of Alan Turing's Life
by Jade Kops - Feb 13, 2022

While much of Alan Turing’s work was the subject of the Official Secrets Act, his personal life was not afforded the same anonymity and details of his sexuality overshadowed his achievements for many years.  Hugh Whitemore’s BREAKING THE CODE seeks to balance the scales of the awareness of Turing achievements along with the outdated laws on homosexuality that saw the father of computer science convicted and subjected to hormone therapy which eventually broke him, physically and mentally.

Hugh Whitemore's PACK OF LIES to Open at Barnstable Comedy Club
by Marissa Tomeo - Jan 30, 2022

The Barnstable Comedy Club will present Hugh Whitemore's gripping moral drama, PACK OF LIES. The play is directed by James F. Ring of Barnstable Village and is being presented as part of the Club's celebration of its Hundred-Year Anniversary Season.

BREAKING THE CODE Will Be Presented As Part Of The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2022

During the Second World War, tucked away in the country at Bletchley Park, the most brilliant mathematical minds in Britain were working to crack the complex German military code known as Enigma. One of them was the eccentric genius Alan Turing, who invented a machine that broke the code.

New Theatre Celebrates 90 Years and Launches Jan - May 2022
by Stephi Wild - Dec 13, 2021

New Theatre has announced its program for the first half of next year, which features three Australian plays (two of which are world premieres), a poignant biographical drama, and a Shakespearean romp rewired to the 1980s.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, March 25- with Ashley Spencer, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 25, 2021

Today (March 25) in live streaming: the premiere of Electric Island, AAPI Broadway unites on Stars in the House, Ashley Spencer visits Backstage Live, and more!

Lockdown Theatre Announces Live Virtual Table Read Of Tom Stoppard's THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND In Aid Of The Royal Theatrical Fund
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2020

Following the success of Noël Coward's Private Lives in September which raised £44,000 for the Royal Theatrical Fund, Lockdown Theatre today announces a live virtual table read of The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard, in association with The Royal Theatrical Fund. The table read will take place via Zoom, followed by a live Q&A with the cast and director on Sunday 25 October at 7pm.

L.A. Theatre Works Announces Additional Audio Theater Offerings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2020

The world's leading producer of audio theater, L.A. Theatre Works offers audiences around the globe free access to state-of-the-art recordings of both contemporary and classic plays, each performed by leading actors of stage and screen.

BWW Review: The Insidious Spiral of Deceit: PACK OF LIES at the Good
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Feb 17, 2020

The tautly paced, compactly plotted 1983 psychological spy thriller, PACK OF LIES by Hugh Whitemore, proves to be a cliff hanger for audiences at the Good Theater, where its recent revival, expertly directed by Brian P. Allen with a finely tuned ensemble cast, demonstrates the relevance of its message in the chaotic political context in which we currently live.

PACK OF LIES Comes to the Good Theater
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2020

Good Theater continues its 18th season with the Portland premiere of the acclaimed British drama PACK OF LIES by Hugh Whitemore. The production opens February 12th and plays through March 8th, 2020 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information, please call the Box Office at (207) 835-0895 or visit www.goodtheater.com.

Ed Bennett Leads The Cast For BREAKING THE CODE At Salisbury Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2019

Casting is announced today for Wiltshire Creative's ground-breaking production of Hugh Whitemore's Breaking the Code, the story of the brilliant maths genius Alan Turing who cracked the Enigma code and helped win World War II.

EDINBURGH 2019 BWW Review: MY DARLING CLEMMIE, Assembly, Drawing Room
by Christiana Rose - Aug 6, 2019

A one woman play telling the story of Clementine Hozier's life with Winston Churchill.

Wiltshire Creative To Premiere Barney Norris's Retelling Of Lorca's BLOOD WEDDING
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2019

Wiltshire Creative will premiere Barney Norris' explosive new adaptation of Lorca's Blood Wedding, retold in present-day Wiltshire, at Salisbury Playhouse in February as part of its 2019-20 Autumn Winter season.

Good Theater Opens LUCKY STIFF
by Julie Musbach - Mar 13, 2019

Good Theater will close out its 17th season with the zany musical comedy, Lucky Stiff.  The show opens March 27 and runs for five weeks through April 28.  Good Theater is the professional theater company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.

Good Theater Announces its 2019-2020 Season - DESPERATE MEASURES, POPCORN FALLS, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2019

Good Theater will celebrate its 18th season of professional theater with a series of Maine premieres. The 2019-2020 season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in the company's history.