When I got the call enquiring whether I'd like to adapt The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year Dear Lupin for the stage, the first thing I did was to thank my lucky stars. Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son is a collection of real letters, written over 40 years, by racing correspondent Roger Mortimer to his wayward son Charlie (christened "Lupin" after Mr Pooter's disreputable son in Diary of a Nobody). While I'v…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:39AM on July 29, 2015