By the acclaimed author of plays including Breaking the Code and As You Desire Me.

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...

This play deals with subjects of spying, Cold War, loyalty, friendship & betrayal; with Teachers' Notes by Anthony Banks.