The Complete Talking Heads

The Complete Talking Heads

The Complete Talking Heads

The Complete Talking Heads

The Complete Talking Heads

Overview

Alan Bennett's award-winning series of solo pieces is a classic of contemporary drama, universally hailed for its combination of razor-sharp wit and deeply felt humanity. In "Bed Among the Lentils," a vicar's wife discovers a semblance of happiness with an Indian shop owner. In "A Chip in the Sugar," a man's life begins to unravel when he discovers his aging mother has rekindled an old flame. In "A Lady of Letters," a busybody pays a price for interfering in her neighbor's life.

First produced for BBC television in 1988 to great critical acclaim, the Talking Heads monologues also appeared on the West End Stage in London in 1992 and 1998. In 2002, seven of the pieces were performed at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles for a highly praised brief engagement, and in 2003 a selection of the monologues premiered in New York at the Minetta Lane Theatre. These extraordinary portraits of ordinary people confirm Alan Bennett's place as one of the most gifted, versatile and important writers in the English language.

Talking Heads: One
A Woman of No Importance (7752)
Bed Among the Lentils (4709)
A Chip in the Sugar (5248)
A Cream Cracker Under the Settee (5786)
Her Big Chance (10692)
A Lady of Letters (13824)
Soldiering On (21725)

Talking Heads: Two
The Hand of God (10560)
Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet (14820)
Nights in the Gardens of Spain (16109)
The Outside Dog (17074)
Playing Sandwiches (17815)
Waiting for the Telegram (24974)

Authors

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett was born in Leeds in 1934. After studying at Oxford University he collaborated as a writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in Beyond the Fringe in 1960 at the Edinburgh Festival. He then turned to writing full time and produced h ...

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