Alan Bennett News

ALTHOUGH writer Karl Minns would doubtless blanch at the comparison, it was hard to banish the spectre of Alan Bennett's peerless Talking Heads while watching Mouth to Mouth, a new series of monologues set in modern-day Britain.

Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art has opened to rave reviews at the National Theatre.

Alan Bennett is that peculiarly British thing, a writer who is both barbed and beloved, contrary and cuddly.

"Berkhamsted is a very comfortable place for me to be. Every now and then I get a strange look or a questioning 'what are you doing here?' Those are rare nowadays, I suppose people are used to me being around." For actor Adrian Scarborough appearing on stage and on television in popular plays, dramas and sitcoms is not about being famous or making ...

Kenneth Grahame's collection of bedtime tales about the adventures of four animal friends lose none of their timeless charm in Alan Bennett's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows , originally made for the National Theatre.

THE work of two of Englanda s finest wits will feature in a mix of musical sketches, short plays and monologues to be performed at a charity event in Shipston.

The new Broadway-aimed musical comedy Robin and the 7 Hoods, directed by Casey Nicholaw and based on the film of the same name, will get its world premiere in July 2010 at The Old Globe in San Diego.

AUDIO CD REVIEW: Alan Bennett's On The Margin, BBC Audio Books, A 5.95. A fairly-minor footnote in comedy history is dusted down for a new BBC Audio Books release which mildly amuses without ever quite having you in stitches.

Paperbacks That Was Satire That Was by Humphrey Carpenter That Was Satire That Was by Humphrey Carpenter The Sixties satire boom is well-ploughed terrain, but Carpenter tells the interlinked stories of Beyond the Fringe, TW3 and Private Eye with his customary energy and readability.

Arden Theatre Company kicks off its 2009/10 season with the Philadelphia premiere of The History Boys, Alan Bennett's international hit that explores the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education.

WRITER Alan Bennett is often referred to as a a oenational treasurea for his prosaic gift for insightful writing about the human spirit, at the same time managing to infuse gentle humour into a multitude of situations.

WRITER Alan Bennett is often referred to as a a oenational treasurea for his prosaic gift for insightful writing about the human spirit, at the same time managing to infuse gentle humour into a multitude of situations.

Lockwood , center, acts as a wounded soldier comforted by Akthar , left, Posner and Timms in "The History Boys." Meretricious or disingenuous -- which quality would you choose in a teacher? These are the lofty labels presented in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys," winner of the 2006 Tony award for best drama, now in a lively revival at Pittsburgh ...

Lockwood , center, acts as a wounded soldier comforted by Akthar , left, Posner and Timms in "The History Boys." Meretricious or disingenuous -- which quality would you choose in a teacher? These are the lofty labels presented in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys," winner of the 2006 Tony award for best drama, now in a lively revival at Pittsburgh ...

Variety is the name of the game at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth this autumn - and Variety Lives! is the title of one keynote show.

Rhys Ifans plays a troubled Welsh farmer in Hugo Blick's Last Word Monologues . Photo: .? Baby Cow 2008 Gordon Farrer July 10, 2009 The Last Word Monologues: Rhys Ifans ABC1, 10pm IN THE tradition of Alan Bennett's brilliant Talking Heads series of dramatic monologues comes this excellent three-part series by Hugo Blick.

IS THERE anything new in the theatre? Patrons of a certain age, like me, will remember the intimate revues of earlier years when a group of performers presented a programme of songs, dances and sketches.

The Music Hall announced today the balance of the 2009-2010 lineup in the new international partnership - National Theatre of London HD Broadcast Series.

THREE of Alan Bennett's popular Talking Heads monologues are being performed at Liverpool's Actors' Studio this month.

Some two years ago, Oregon Stage Works presented "Talking Heads," three playlets by British playwright Alan Bennett, brilliantly interpreted by Helena de Crespo, who enchanted audiences.