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  • A Voyage Round My Father

    by Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Plays
    John Mortimer's autobiographical play is the affectionate portrait of a son's relationship with his father. Growing up in the shadow of the brilliant barrister, who adored his garden and hated visitors, and whose blindness was never mentioned, the son continually yearns for his father's love and respect.A Voyage Round My Father opened in June 2006 at the Donmar Theatre, London starring Derek ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Naked Justice

    by Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Plays
    Three strange people, two men and a woman, arrive in a house where they are obviously expected. Who are they? They talk about crime. Are they criminals? The woman talks a lot about sex, what dubious business is she in? A play about the act of judging: can it be separated from the character and past of who sits in judgement?Naked Justice toured the UK in 2001. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • John Mortimer: Plays One

    A Voyage Round My Father; Collaborators; The Dock Brief; Lunch Hour; What Shall We Tell Caroline?

    by Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Playwrights
    Includes the playsA Voyage Around My Father, The Collaborators, The Dock Brief, Lunch Hour, and What Shall We Tell Caroline?An unsuccessful barrister and even more unsuccessful murderer are the subject of Mortimer’s first play, The Dock Brief. This was followed by What Shall We Tell Caroline? and then Lunch Hour, another short play, about love and lies in the lunch-hour. The Collaborators covers ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Hock and Soda Water

    by Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Plays
    Henry, now in the autumn of his years, is transported back to the key episodes of his life. At once ironic and affectionate, he speaks with his younger self both man and boy, offering warnings of a life to come and advice on how he might live it without the small self-delusions and regrets that leave him ultimately unfulfilled.Warm, funny and entertaining Hock and Soda Water is a nostalgic lament ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • John Mortimer: Plays Two

    The Wrong Side of the Park; Mill Hill; Bermondsey; Knightsbridge; Marble Arch; Edwin

    by Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Playwrights
    Includes the plays The Wrong Side of the Park, Come as You Are and EdwinThis second volume of Oberon's new edition of John Mortimer's Collected Plays contains two full-length works, The Wrong Side of the Park and Edwin, and four short plays known collectively as Come As You Are and individually named after parts of London.Mill Hill concerns a dentist, his wife and a friend who likes to dress up as ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • A Flea in her Ear

    by George Feydeau ...
    Translated by Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Oberon Classics
    Eccentric and hillarious, Georges Feydeau’s much loved comedy mixes madness, mayhem, fun and frivolity. When the beautiful wife of Victor Chandebise suspects of having an affair, she enlists the help of her dearest friend to entrap him. Their plan to entice him to a rendezvous at the Hotel Coq D'or spectacularly misfires and chaos ensues. Set in the decadent surroundings of Belle Époque Paris, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

    Improving Standards in English through Drama at Key Stage 3 and GCSE

    by Charles Dickens, Sir John Mortimer ...
    Series series Critical Scripts
    Perfect for pupils aged 11+, this stage version of Dickens' classic tale uses John Mortimer's much-loved dramatisation first produced by the RSC in 1994.This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by national ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • A Sleeping Life

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