John Mortimer at the Court... and later at the Bar

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A celebration of Sir John Mortimer's Life and Works - T1077604569 Other Stephen Jeffreys (curator). Director Nina Raine. Performer Richard Wilson (OBE - host). Music Jon Lord. Performer Sinead Cusack. Performer Joanna David. Performer Edward Fox. Performer Tom Hollander. Performer Jeremy Irons. Performer Richard Johnson. Performer Emily Mortimer. Performer Alessandro Nivola. Performer Alan Rickman. Performer Harriet Walter. Performer Dominic West.

15 Nov 09

Royal Court - Jerwood Theatre, West End :: V411 listing details L1281212787

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Performance :: The Royal Court Theatre will celebrate the life of its late Chairman and President Sir John Mortimer CBE QC with an evening of readings, performances and music by some of British theatre’s biggest names in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, followed by a post-show reception in the Royal Court Café Bar. All proceeds will go towards the Royal Court Theatre’s Writers Development Fund. Sir John Mortimer, who died in January 2009, was Chairman of the Royal Court Theatre from 1990 until 2000, overseeing its major redevelopment programme in the mid-Nineties, and President from 2000 until his passing. As well as a hugely successful career as a QC, he was an acclaimed novelist, playwright and anti-censorship campaigner.