Mortimer is best known for "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories and film script "Tea with Mussolini."
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. This autobiographical play is the portrait of a son's relationship with his father.
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Mortimer is best known for "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories and film script "Tea with Mussolini."
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. This autobiographical play is the portrait of a son's relationship with his father.
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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 Jacobi.
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John Mortimer - barrister, playwright, novelist and raconteur - is best known for his 'Rumpole of the Bailey' stories. He is also the author of numerous film scripts including Cider with Rosie and Zeffirelli's Tea with Mussolini. Oberon Boks publishes two volumes of his plays, as well as single editions of Naked Justice and Hock and Soda Water.
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