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Alan Bennett: Plays

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About this listen

A unique collection of 12 full-cast BBC Radio productions of plays by Alan Bennett.

The titles are:

  • 40 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.

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Sentiment without sentimentality, wit without smartaleckary. Mr Bennett is a master of turning the commonplace into the fascinating.

The greatest living playwright.

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Some brilliant story's though one or two I struggled with probably make more sense listening to them again, on the whole very enjoyable.

Entertaining listening

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Loved every single second. Wonderful. Beyond brilliant. My okay criticism would be Audible why aren’t there titles on the chapters do listeners can easily find a play? It’s ridiculous.
But Mr Alan Bennett what a genius and the plays themselves are performed so well. The bits of commentary by Bennett are helpful too. The casts great

Beyond brilliant - but please put titles on the chapters!

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Loved these plays. A wonderful writer with an illuminating sideways view of life. Funny, sardonic, gentle and at times sharp as a rasor blade Alan Bennet lays it all out as he sees it. Brilliant.

Alan Bennet rocks!!!!

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I enjoyed this collection of plays. Well worth listening too. Also kept me entertained on a long coach journey to Belgium. Which would have otherwise been very boring indeed.

Really enjoyable

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