Maureen Lipman is to direct a stage version of her late husband’s television play about London taxi drivers.
The Knowledge, by Jack Rosenthal, focused on the efforts of a disparate group of people to pass the famous – or infamous – black cab exam, which involves learning the streets of London off by heart. The original 1979 TV show starred Nigel Hawthorne as the tough examiner. Ms Lipman also played a role, as the wife of one of the applicants.
The new production will be staged at the Charing Cross Theatre, for a 10-week run.
The 71-year old Jewish actress said: “It is 13 years since I lost my husband, the unassuming genius Jack Rosenthal.
