Welcome to the home page of playwright Peter Gordon.
 
Link here for a quick overview of available plays.

Peter Gordon was born in York in 1950. His stage plays have been performed world-wide with tremendous success. Perhaps his best known play to date is the 'whodunnit' spoof, 'Murdered to Death', which has now had over 500 productions world-wide, from the USA to Australia. The sequel, 'Secondary Cause of Death' is proving to be equally popular and has recently passed the 100 production mark.

Performing Rights:
 
Publication and licensing of Peter's plays is managed by JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD. If you would like to arrange reading copies, order plays, apply for a performance licence or order the full Weinberger's Play Catalogue, please click on the link above.
 
Latest News

SECONDARY CAUSE OF DEATH  USA professional production: Derby Dinner Playhouse in Clarksville, Indiana, has recently completed a highly successful six week run of the play.  
"...... so much fun laughing that you don't care who did it ....." Theatre Louisville Peer Reviews.
A production of Death by Fatal Murder is planned for 2010.
 
FORUM: A new forum has now been added to the site. See link button on the left or link here: www.createforum.com/petergordonplay/.  It is hoped that over time it will prove useful for producers of plays to exchange information, ideas and tips. Peter will happily contribute to discussions where appropriate. Please take a few moments to register as a user.
 
SLIM CHANCE, a new one act comedy for a cast of eight women is now available from Josef Weinberger Ltd.

THE INSPECTOR PRATT TRILOGY - LOGO DISCS
Logo discs, including hi-resolution artwork images for publicity of your production of any of the 'Inspector Pratt plays', are now available from Josef Weinberger Plays.
 
DEATH BY FATAL MURDER, the third in the series of Inspector Pratt Plays is proving to be as popular as 'Murdered to Death' and 'Secondary Cause of Death' and is entertaining audiences world-wide.

Featured as 'The Play Produced' in the December 2006 Edition of Amateur Stage
 
".... delightful comedy .... crammed with laughter lines." (Lancashire Evening Post) 

THIRD WEEK IN AUGUST featuring 'the caravan site from hell' is now available from Josef Weinberger Ltd. Contact Weinbergers for a reading copy. 

If you are producing the play then link here to find details of a FREE POSTER TEMPLATE to create your own customised poster.

Current Projects:

Peter has recently completed a new comedy play and is continuing work on a new musical adaptation of 'Generations Apart' (see 'Musicals'). He is also working on a screenplay in collaboration with crime fiction author, Frank Muir. 
 
For further information on any of these projects, please email Peter.