Nigel Pascoe

Nigel Pascoe has been writing plays and performing one man shows for many years. This collection of monologues comes from the plays, and also has short pieces written specifically as audition material.

Lord Birkett was one of the greatest advocates at the English Bar, with an exceptional talent for public speaking. This is a theatrical glimpse of his life and speeches, created by Nigel Pascoe QC.

"Any aspiring advocate should read and learn from this excellent practical guide." Sir John Royce, Former Presiding Judge on the Western Circuit

Soon to be Leader of his party, a very old allegation comes to haunt himE

All the thrills and romance of racing Bentleys at Le Mans in the 1920's, together with a tale of love and recovery. A feel-good film in the tradition of Chariots of Fire...

A taut tale of legend, killing, prejudice and faith, all set in the Roseland Peninsular in Cornwall.

Four very different plays, mostly lighthearted, under the broad umbrella of trial by jury. William Shakespeare as a witness and some very unusual judges...

A 21st-century investigation of a sensational New Forest Royal Death in 1100.

Dramatic examination of how the United Kingdom went to war in Iraq and its aftermath, including the tragic death of Dr David Kelly.

The story of the first 50 years of Magna Carta after 1215, written for Schools, Church and Youth groups. Based on the scholarship of the Present Master of the Temple Church, the Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones and set largely in the Temple, where many of the key events occurred before and after Runnymede. Two amiable monks do their own investigation to try to explain the Magna Carta to a modern audience. To their astonishment, they are joined by key players in the story...

Following the hardships of the young Charles Dickens from his birth in Portsmouth up to success in London. A triumph of hope over despair.

Sleeping Dogs is a highly topical play about allegations of historic adult abuse, written by a senior criminal silk. Only this time, the suspect is a serving Judge. Will he or either of his alleged victims get justice?

A play dramatizing a great historical injustice: the court martial of Admiral John Byng, shot on a quarterdeck in 1757 - pour encourager les autres. Nigel Pascoe is a senior QC, acting principally in murder cases, who also writes plays and stages one man shows, notably the Trial of Penn and Mead (Old Bailey 1670).

Sir Jack Wilkins is a celebrated, recently retired judge, who is haunted by a ruling he made many years ago in a rape case concerning a well-known MP. He believes he was responsible for a tragic outcome. On a holiday in Venice with his wife, he visits the Church of San Giorgio and, with the encouragement of an Italian priest, Father Anthony, seeks a resolution by partly reconstructing the original trial. Professional actors bring their own insights and experiences to the exercise, with dramatic and surprising consequences. The play ends with a return to the Church of San Giorgio with the hope of finding the mysterious Father Anthony...Nigel Pascoe is a senior QC, acting principally in murder cases, who also writes plays and stages one man shows, notably the Trial of Penn and Mead (Old Bailey 1670).