John Mortimer (Estate)

John Mortimer was a playwright, novelist and, prior to that, a practising barrister.   During the war he worked for the Crown Film Unit and published a number of novels before turning to the theatre.    He wrote many film scripts and radio and television plays including six plays on the life of Shakespeare for ATV, SHADES OF GREENE for Thames, UNITY MITFORD for BBC, the adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel BRIDESHEAD REVISITED for Granada, a television adaptation of his highly-successful stageplay A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER for Thames Television, TTHE EBONY TOWER (an adaptation of John Fowles’ novel) for Granada, EDWIN for Anglia and an adaptation of his bbest-selling novel PARADISE POSTPONED was produced for television by Euston Films.  His adaptation from his own novel SUMMER’S LEASE was transmitted by the BBC. 

John’s adaptation of Feydeau’s A FLEA IN HER EAR which premiered at the National Theatre at the Old Vic on 8 February 1966 was revived by The Old Vic Theatre (in association with Sonia Friedman Productions)  in 2010.