Written By
Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran
This production is by arrangement with Stagescripts Ltd.
Where and When
Thursday 19th – Saturday 21st February 2026
Evenings 7.30pm + Saturday Matinee 2.30pm
Online Ticket £20.35 eve / £18.15 Matinee (includes £1.85/£1 .65 online booking fee)
Box Office Ticket £18.50 eve / £16.50 Matinee
1 in 10 free all performances (available via Box Office only)
The Plot
This play isn’t true, but the watch is. In 1985 Laurence Marks when window shopping saw a very elegant Art Deco wristwatch, so treated himself. Two decades later, when the pre-war watch started losing time, he took it to a repairer. When the jeweller called to ask if the watch was a family heirloom Laurence confirmed it wasn’t, the jeweller replied “In that case come to the shop. I think there’s something you should see.”
Engraved on the inside back of the watch were the initials ‘JVR’ above a neat little swastika. JVR could only mean Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s Foreign Minister. The prior ownership was confirmed by Sotheby’s and Laurence was told it would fetch a great deal at auction.
Laurence was tempted to sell it but told his friend Maurice Gran, who said: “How can you possibly profit from a Nazi watch?”. After a long philosophical debate, they decided there was only one thing to do; write a play about this very dilemma. ‘Von Ribbentrop’s Watch’ is that play.
Cast
- Tob be confirmed
Creative Team
- Director – Paul Senitt