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Alan Bennett: Plays
Alan Bennett: Plays

Alan Bennett: Plays

BBC Radio Dramatisations

DRAMA

1 Pages, 5.5 x 5.5

Formats: CD

CD, $75.00 (US $75.00)

Publication Date: July 2016

ISBN 9781785293467

Rights: US

BBC Books (Jul 2016)
BBC Physical Audio

Available from local and national retailers throughout the US.
 

Overview

A unique collection of 12 full-cast BBC Radio productions of plays by Alan Bennett. The titles are Forty Years On; A Visit from Miss Prothero; Say Something Happened; Kafka’s Dick; Two in Torquay; The Madness of George III; The History Boys; An Englishman Abroad; A Question of Attribution; The Lady in the Van; Cocktail Sticks; and The Last of the Sun. The cast includes John Gielgud, Patricia Routledge, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Judi Dench, Thora Hird, Alex Jennings, and many more.

Author Biography

Alan Bennett is one of Britain's best-loved and most highly acclaimed writers. He has written widely for radio, television, and theater. His latest play, The History Boys, won several awards, including Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It also won six Tony Awards, including Best Play, following an extremely successful transfer to Broadway. In 2006 Bennett was named Author of the Year at the British Book Awards for Untold Stories, his recent collection of memoirs and diaries.