http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-7398-john-mortimer/topic-rss.do John Mortimer RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23770782-great-gather-for-a-voyage-round-sir-john-mortimer.do <b>Video: </b>It was evident from those who packed Southwark Cathedral for a celebration of the life of Sir John Mortimer that the playwright, barrister and creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, was very much loved by all 2009-11-17T14:03:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23743061-kelly-brooks-place-in-the-limelight-is-taken-by-me.do If you are lucky enough to be invited to the GQ Men of the Year Awards - I was - then a word of advice. Make sure your arrival on the red carpet doesn't coincide with that of the beautiful people 2009-09-11T10:02:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23659447-olivier-for-playwright-with-fresh-stage-plans.do Sir Alan Ayckbourn, one of Britain's most popular and prolific playwrights, is set to do more work in London after the huge success of his Norman Conquests trilogy at the Old Vic 2009-03-09T08:54:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23621458-charming-and-tireless-entertainer.do 2009-01-16T15:38:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23621037-halfway-to-2012-secure-the-legacy.do We ARE halfway there: today is the mid-point between London winning the bid to host the Olympics in July 2005 and the start of the Games themselves in July 2012 2009-01-16T09:15:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23621459-rumpoles-creator-john-mortimer-is-dead-at-85.do Sir John Mortimer, the barrister who created the fictional Rumpole Of The Bailey, has died at the age of 85 2009-01-16T15:37:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23576324-the-extraordinary-life-of-londons-leading-agent.do As the literary world mourns the sudden death of Pat Kavanagh, a portrait is emerging of a steely operator and a woman who inspired awe and fear in equal measure 2008-10-22T07:50:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23575760-tributes-pour-in-for-legendary-literary-agent-pat-kavanagh.do Tributes poured in for Pat Kavanagh, the legendary literary agent and wife of novelist Julian Barnes, who has died from a brain tumour 2008-10-21T08:21:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23541568-the-man-with-the-midas-touch.do Michael Grandage has transformed the Donmar into a theatrical powerhouse. Now he explains why he's offering Dench, Law and Branagh in the West End for only a tenner. 2008-08-19T10:52:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23532794-stars-in-their-eyes-host-of-celebrities-auction-specs-for-sight-saving-charity.do They have perched on the noses of politicians and poets. They have graced the famous faces of pop singers and Hollywood superstars. 2008-08-14T16:39:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23512721-the-gloves-are-off-again-in-the-bruising-world-of-biography.do Roll up, roll up for the literary catfight of the summer - Amanda Foreman has been accused of devaluing the art of biography 2008-07-08T08:24:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23489728-biographers-please-note---its-a-sin-to-omit-adultery.do Go on, admit it. Even if like me you have little interest in the shenanigans of the royal family, you cannot fail to have had your curiosity piqued by the revelations about the Earl of Snowdon's love life 2008-06-03T09:06:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23485550-brides-ted-resuscitated---reprieve-as-aloysius-the-bear-is-set-to-appear-in-10million-movie-adaptation-of-classic-english-novel.do To purists, he was an essential part of that classic English novel Brideshead Revisited. So they were aghast when it was revealed Aloysius the teddy bear would not feature in the £10million movie adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's upper-class saga. However, as our picture reveals, Lord Sebastian Flyte's furry companion has been granted a reprieve – even if he has lost rather a lot of weight since last seen in the 1981 TV version 2008-05-18T10:42:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23445287-legal-comedies-go-for-fox-appeal.do Edward Fox throws himself with crusty gusto into a pair of John Mortimer comedies, Legal Fictions, that have not aged well. 2008-02-29T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23419801-book-now-for-book-now.do The Book Now Literature Festival sees sleepy Richmond upon Thames whipped into hotbed of bookish desire - featuring Andrew Marr among others. 2007-11-06T16:44:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23385266-dry-anecdotes-win-through.do Sir John Mortimer's musings could have done with more of his own anecdotes and less quotations from his favourite poets, says Fiona Mountford. 2007-02-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23376060-winners-to-be-named-at-london-theatre-awards.do The wait is almost over. Today we will discover who has triumphed in the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Savoy Hotel. 2006-11-27T09:56:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23376090-rufus-triumphant-as-rocknroll-rules.do Sir Tom Stoppard's politics and music saga Rock'n'Roll blasted its way to a double victory at the prestigious Evening Standard Theatre Awards. 2006-11-27T15:01:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23375734-its-the-jerry-and-bill-show.do Bill Wyman and Jerry Hall will team up to present the best play prize at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Savoy Hotel. 2006-11-24T09:59:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23375193-plays-v-musicals-facts-and-figures.do An Evening Standard investigation into the state of West End theatre shows musicals in danger of finishing off straight plays. But what are the figures? 2006-11-21T13:46:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23369327-critics-choice-top-five-plays.do Book now for highlights including Oz prequel Wicked, Derek Jacobi's brilliant performance in A Voyage Round My Father and a last chance to see Rabbit. 2006-10-03T12:01:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23368128-jacobis-curmudgeon-is-wonderfully-played.do Derek Jacobi is superb as the blind, bullying, barrister father at the centre of Thea Sharrock's production of A Voyage Round My Father. 2006-09-24T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23364580-grandage-just-cant-play-it-safe.do Michael Grandage, director of the Donmar, has scored another hit with Frost/Nixon. But, he says, every new production leaves his playhouse standing on a knife-edge. 2006-08-25T15:45:32Z