Naked Justice

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Three strange people, two men and a woman, arrive in a house where they are obviously expected, who are they They talk about crime. Are they criminals The woman talks a lot about sex, what dubious business is she in It's only half-way through the play that we discover who and what they are. "I wanted to write a play that shows that judges are as much imprisoned in their lives as the offenders they try: and that the act of judging can never be separated from the character and past of whoever sits in judgement."

Author Bio

John Mortimer was born in 1923 in London. A barrister, playwright, novelist and raconteur - he 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. His best known play is the autobiographical 'A Voyage round my Father', which was televised in 1982, with Laurence Olivier as the father, now published by Oberon to coincide with a production at the Donmar Theatre.