John Mortimer

M&D Playhouse To Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL In December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2025

North Conway’s M&D Playhouse will continue its annual tradition this December with a staging of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by John Mortimer from the story by Charles Dickens.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Germany Awards; KU'DAMM 59 at Theater des Westens, Berlin Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Germany Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Germany Awards; Theater des Westens, Berlin Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Germany Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Germany Awards; KU'DAMM 59 at Theater des Westens, Berlin Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Germany Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at TexArts is a comedic tour-de-force!
by Sabrina Wallace - Sep 30, 2023

Under the skilled direction of Rosalind Faires, an outstanding cast, and a script that reimagines a classic tale, the TexArts production of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mistery, emerges as a vibrant and entertaining piece of theatre, where laughter and intrigue intertwine seamlessly.

Rupert Everett Will Lead UK Tour of A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER; Full Cast Revealed!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2023

BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Rupert Everett will star in John Mortimer's celebrated autobiographical play A Voyage Round My Father, which will open at Theatre Royal Bath, with performances from 28 September, before embarking on a UK tour. Learn more about the full cast here!

Rupert Everett to Star in John Mortimer's A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 24, 2023

BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Rupert Everett will star in John Mortimer’s celebrated autobiographical play A Voyage Around My Father, which will open at Theatre Royal Bath, with performances from 28 September to 7 October 2023, before embarking on a U.K. tour. Tour venues and schedule to be announced.

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of October 5 - Josh Groban, THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2020

This week's list includes new music from Josh Groban and Broadway songs from Seth MacFarlane. In addition, The SpongeBob Musical is coming to DVD, and the lyrics of Hadestown are now available!

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of September 14 - Musical Christmas Carols, Socially Distanced Theatre Games, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2020

Check out this week's list of new and upcoming book and music releases, including a book of Broadway musical Christmas carols, socially distanced theatre games, and more!

NAKED JUSTICE Comes To Upstairs At The Gatehouse
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2020

The Trustees of the Corinne Burton Memorial Trust will present the first ever London production of John Mortimer's legal comedy, NAKED JUSTICE, Upstairs at the Gatehouse from 1 to 5 April, with an amateur cast of barristers, solicitors and a High Court Judge, and a professional creative team led by director Alexander Lass, with design by Isabella Van Braeckel and lighting and sound design by Steve Taylor.

NOISES OFF! Brings the Laughs to Syracuse Stage
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2018

Syracuse Stage opens its 46th season with laughter as Michael Frayn's hilarious farce "Noises Off" takes the stage September 12 - 30.

NOISES OFF! Brings the Laughs to Syracuse Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2018

Syracuse Stage opens its 46th season with laughter as Michael Frayn's hilarious farce "Noises Off" takes the stage September 12 - 30.

Meet the Broadway-Filled Cast of THE PARTY; In Theatres on February 16!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 14, 2018

In Sally Potter's new dark comedy THE PARTY, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) is hosting an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension, while her husband, Bill (Timothy Spall), seems preoccupied. Janet's acerbic best friend, April (Patricia Clarkson) arrives and others follow, some with their own dramatic news to share, but an announcement by Bill provokes a series of revelations that gradually unravel the sophisticated soiree, and a night that began with champagne may end with gunplay.

Harry Melling and Jasmine Hyde Star in JAM at Finborough Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2017

"They said I was violent. You're the 'victim' - what do you think?"

BWW Review: A Festive CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns for A Holiday Run at Candy Factory Center for the Arts in Manassas
by Jeffrey Walker - Dec 6, 2016

Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the quartet of seasonal spectres - if these characters are back in action, it must mean A CHRISTMAS CAROL has returned to spread humbug and cheer in the Kellar Family Theatre in Manassas. The resident community theatre at the Center for the Arts, Rooftop Productions, is offering their annual revival of the Dickens classic to delight audiences young and old. As a matter of fact, at the Sunday matinee I attended, there were nearly as many youngsters as grown-ups, which is a wonderful thing to see at a live theatre event.

Mark Christopher Lawrence Joins Write Out Loud for VOICES OF CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - Nov 22, 2016

Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience - announces VOICES OF CHRISTMAS the third production in their 10th Anniversary Season.

Greenwich Theatre Announces Autumn 2016 Season
by Ashlee Latimer - Aug 21, 2016

The Greenwich Theatre announces its Autumn 2016 season! Beginning with the How Small How Far Production of Garden, the company will present and produce two dozen productions in the coming autumn months. Details for each production are below. For more information, visit http://www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk.

Take Five! Spend Your Tea Break with Derek Jacobi
by Marianka Swain - May 19, 2016

The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's ROMEO AND JULIET is now playing at the Garrick Theatre, with press night on May 25 and a cinema broadcast on July 7. Joining Richard Madden and Lily James as the titular lovers is revered actor Derek Jacobi as Mercutio. The production is co-directed by Branagh and Rob Ashford, with the broadcast directed by Benjamin Caron.

BWW Review: THE DOCK BRIEF Brings Two Men Together to Challenge the System �" and Each Other
by Shari Barrett - Oct 24, 2015

THE DOCK BRIEF runs 70 minutes without an intermission, focusing on an unsuccessful barrister who has been waiting for years to make a grandstand defense. He is overjoyed when he gets assigned to defend an innocuous little man appropriately named Fowle who is accused of murdering his ever-merry and constantly laughing wife who could not deal with his lack of humor. Finally, the barrister feels he will have his chance to shine, even though his client admits he committed the crime. But why didn't he just decide to leave her instead? Morgenhall is committed to finding out and putting together a defense that will make his career.

Pacific Resident Theatre's THE DOCK BRIEF Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2015

Multi-award winning Pacific Resident Theatre announces their fourth show of the 2014/2015 Season. Directed by PRT's Robert Bailey (The Turn of the Screw), performances for The Dock Brief will run through November 15, 2015 with an official press opening tonight, October 10th at 8:00p.m.