Derek Jacobi took London and Broadway by storm in this exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing who played a major role in winning the World War II; he broke the complex German code called Enigma, enabling allied forces to foresee German manoeuvres. Since his work was classified top secret for years after the war, no one knew how much was owed to him when he was put on trial for breaking another code the taboo against homosexuality. Turing, who was also the first to conceive of computers, was convicted of the criminal act of homosexuality and sentenced to undergo hormone treatments which left him physically and mentally debilitated. He died a suicide, forgotten and alone. This play is about who he was, what happened to him and why.

Breaking the Code

Literature & Fiction

Hugh Whitemore

Dramas & Plays

Samuel French Ltd.

Pack of Lies

Samuel French, Inc.

Starring: Rosalind Ayres, Martin Jarvis, and Julian Sands 112 Minutes on 2 CDs Actual events during the Cold War inspired this thriller that takes place in a suburb of London during the autumn and winter of 1960-1961. Loyalty, duty and friendship collide when the Jacksons slowly discover the Krogers, their neighbors and cherished friends, are not what they appear. A gripping play that may leave you wondering what it is those nice people next door are really up to.

Pack of lies (Plays)

Amber Lane Press Ltd.

Drama / 7m, 2f / Unit set 
Derek Jacobi took London and Broadway by storm in this exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing who played a major role in winning the World War II; he broke the complex German code called Enigma, enabling allied forces to foresee German maneuvers. Since his work was classified top secret for years after the war, no one knew how much was owed to him when he was put on trial for breaking another code the taboo against homosexuality. Turing, who was also the first to conceive of computers, was convicted of the criminal act of homosexuality and sentenced to undergo hormone treatments which left him physically and mentally debilitated. He died a suicide, forgotten and alone. This play is about who he was, what happened to him and why. 
"Powerful, rivetting drama." N.Y. Daily News 
"Elegant and poignant." Time Magazine 
"The most important serious play of the season." Christian Science Monitor

Breaking the code

Play in two acts for three characters (2m, 1f). Adapted from the letters and writings of Dame Laurentia McLachlan, Sir Sydney Cockerell and George Bernard Shaw

The best of friends: Adapted from the letters and writings of Dame Laurentia McLachlan, Sir Sydney Cockerell, and George Bernard Shaw (Plays)

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Simon Templeman stars as brilliant mathematician Alan Turing, the man who cracked the German Enigma code and enabled the Allies to win World War II. But Turing was to find that the country he saved cared less about his genius and more about his sexual orientation. A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Simon Templeman, Sheelagh Cullen, Kenneth Danziger, Peter Dennis, Samantha Robson, Orlando Seale, W. Morgan Sheppard and Andre Sogliuzzo.  Breaking the Code is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series featuring science themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.

Breaking the Code (Library Edition Audio CDs) (Audio Theatre Collection)

L.A. Theatere Works

Pack of Lies (Library Edition Audio CDs)

L.A. Theatre Works

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Breaking the Code

Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

Pack of lies (Plays)

Breaking the code

The best of friends: Adapted from the letters and writings of Dame Laurentia McLachlan, Sir Sydney Cockerell, and George Bernard Shaw (Plays)

Breaking the Code (Library Edition Audio CDs) (Audio Theatre Collection)

Pack of Lies (Library Edition Audio CDs)