A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER
Sir John Mortimer – barrister, playwright, novelist and raconteur - takes us on a hilarious and poignant journey through his past. As he recalls his childhood, schooling, workdays and marriage, the figure of his eccentric barrister/ father looms large – a brilliant yet difficult man who loved the drama of the law courts and the solitude of his home; who adored his garden and hated visitors; whose blindness was never mentioned by his family; and whose respect and love was forever yearned for by his son.
First performed in 1970, the play is made up of a sequence of memories – lots of short scenes which overlap.
★★★★ 'An unmissable comic trip' Evening Standard
'Derek Jacobi is in glorious form' Daily Telegraph
'Wonderfully funny and touching' The Independent
This production transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre, West End. (14 September - 16 December 2006)
CAST
in order of appearance
Father Derek Jacobi
Son (Grown up) Dominic Warren
Mother Joanna David
Iris/1st ATS Katie Warren
Son (Child)/1st Boy Lewis Aaltonen, Charlie Bollands, Edward Jackson Keen
Ringer/Thong/Director/Mr Morrow Neil Boorman
Japhet/1st Judge/Sparks/2nd Judge Jamie De Courcey
Matron/Miss Cox/2nd ATS/Miss Ferguson Lily Bevan
Ham/Boustead/Arthur/ George/Doctor Osmund Bullock
Mrs Noa/Mrs Reigate/Miss Baker/Doris/Witness Sadie Shimmin
Headmaster Christopher Benjamin
Reigate/2nd Boy Sonny Muharrem, Piers Stubbs, Jolyon Price
Elizabeth Natasha Little
PRODUCTION
Director Thea Sharrock
Set and Costume Designer Robert Jones
Lighting Designer Peter Mumford
Sound Designer Gregory Clarke
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