Alan Bennett, Writer of "Talking Heads", "Telling Tales" etc

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Alan Bennett, Writer "Talking Heads"

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Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett has been a household name in British theatre ever since he starred and co-authored the satirical review Beyond the Fringe with Dudley Moore, Peter Cooke and Jonathan Miller in 1960 at the Edinburgh Festival. Later the same show played to packed houses in London's West End and in New York. Although

Alan Bennett started by writing and acting for the stage, he very soon turned his attention to writing plays for television.

Bennett's career, though less spectacular than those of his Fringe companions, has displayed greater diversity and more solid achievement. To many he is now regarded as perhaps the premier English dramatist of his generation.

Alan Bennett - Books, Videos & DVD's

Alan Bennett: "The Complete Talking Heads"

Breathtaking is a word so often used to describe an offering from any artist, but this truly is. From simply observing the different and sometimes darkest side of human nature you find yourself completely engrosed and almost personally attatched to each character. His ability to exploit humor, and then drift into sadness and frustration without even seeming to step aside is superb.

Alan Bennett: "Telling Tales"

Ten childhood snapshots from the master of the monologue. Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style. Hampered, as he sees it, by a family that never manages to be quite like other families he recounts his early years in Leeds - 'a place where one learned early on, the quite useful lesson that life is generally something that happens elsewhere'

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Alan Bennett: "The Laying on of Hands"

This is Alan Bennett at his absolute best with an exceptional satire. It is a perfect work of fiction but it will give readers the extra frisson of pleasure of identifying many of the characters, including even the masseur. This is a small masterpiece.