Mrs Henderson Presents was written by a man.
Martin Sherman . Martin Gerald Sherman ( born December 22 , 1938 ) is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 55 countries . He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Bent , which explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust . Mrs Henderson Presents is a 2005 British biographical film written by American playwright Martin Sherman and directed by Stephen Frears . Mrs Henderson Presents is a musical comedy with music by George Fenton and Simon Chamberlain , with lyrics by Don Black and a book by Terry Johnson .