Rapture Bites 2021 – The Dock Brief

Rapture Bites 2021 – Classic lunchtime theatre is back!

Following the huge success of Rapture Bites 2019, Rapture Theatre return with Rapture Bites 2021.

The Dock Brief
by John Mortimer

What happens when an unsuccessful murderer meets an even more unsuccessful barrister?

Budgie fancier Herbert Fowle has murdered his wife because she laughed too much, and he is now on trial. His only hope rests with Morgenhall, his court appointed barrister. However, Morgenhall has never won a case. Can Morgenhall change his lifelong losing streak and free Mr Fowle?

The Dock Brief has been performed all around the world, made into a film starring Peter Sellers and acted by two convicted criminals in Alcatraz.

Rapture’s new exciting production of this classic play stars John Bett as Morgenhall and Glyn Pritchard as Fowle.

Award winning actor, director and writer John Bett was born in Cupar, Fife. At the age of just 16, John was translating Russian poetry for The Scotsman and won a scholarship to study in Moscow. He attended the university of St Andrew’s for only one year before throwing his books away and moving on to work for the BBC, followed by the Citizens’ and of course the ground-breaking 7:84. John has performed in innumerable stage, film and TV productions most notably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, Gregory’s Girl, Shallow Grave, The Golden Compass, Rab C Nesbett, Waiting for Godot, A Woman of No Importance as well as being a regular in several episodes of the Hogmanay classic Scotch and Wry with Ricky Fulton. John also wrote and directed the classic revue-staged production Tipping the Hat for A Play, A Pie and A Pint/Traverse Theatre, so is no stranger to the Lunchtime theatre format. – Source The Glasgow Herald (2018, 1993)

Glyn was born and raised in North Wales and is a native Welsh speaker. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy and has lived in London for more than thirty years. Glyn’s first professional engagement was at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre, alongside Ralph Fiennes (wonder what happened to him), playing Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Since then, he has graced many stages in a variety of roles including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and the National Theatre Wales. Most recently he toured internationally with The Bee, The Diver and One Green Bottle all of which he created collaboratively alongside Kathryn Hunter and Hideki Noda, (Director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre). Films include, Hunky Dory, Death of a Son, Weekenders, The Last Minute, and Butterflies which won Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival. His many TV appearances include Brookside, Coronation Street, Law & Order, Casualty, Babylon, Inspector George Gently, Stella, The Indian Doctor and Hinterland. – Source Stanton Davidson Associates

In the style of the treasured Ealing style comedies and written by the acclaimed writer of Rumpole of the Bailey, The Dock Brief is a delightful comedy about the law, life and love!

Enjoy great company, a light lunch and a classic short play.

“Rapture Theatre find the winning recipe for lunchtime theatre “ – The Scotsman

Our £15.00 ticket offers “A Play, A Pie and A wee bit shy of a Pint” – a choice of meat and veggie/vegan pie options together with a bottle of Peroni, Guinness or Magners, or a glass of house wine.

Our £10.00 ticket admits you to a wonderful afternoon of theatre!

Lunch will be served from 1pm, with the performance starting at 2pm.