Alan Bennett has been a welcome chipper-in to British cinema over the past 40 years, but he is now 91, and his latest project is the first since 1984’s A Private Function to have actually originated ...

Avon, Friday 06 June 2026 [until 13 June].  Director Jo Knight. Alan Bennett’s description of a 15 year relationship with Miss Shepherd [Pamela Hickson], whose van gradually got closer and closer to ...

"There are certain baseline expectations of a new play from Alan Bennett that mean he never disappoints. There will be some well-crafted jokes, often involving Yorkshire towns. There will be a ...

As England goes to war, a provincial choir master played by Ralph Fiennes is challenged to find available voices in this poignant drama set in 1916. By Glenn Kenny A play within a play about W.H.

In May 2024, Alan Bennett turned 90. This film celebrates the life and long career of one of Britain's best-loved playwrights. Part frank reflection on the ageing process, part remembrance of the joys ...

The Play's The Thing, a professional theatre company based in Milton Keynes, is bringing Alan Bennett's iconic 'Talking Heads' to UK audiences showcasing two of the collection's most beloved ...

Alan Bennett has revealed that he underwent open heart surgery last year. The author, playwright and broadcaster broke the news in a diary column, called What I Did In 2019, published in the London ...