Talking Heads
By Alan Bennett
Thursday 1 March 2012
7.45pm
"…these narrators are artless. They don’t quite know what they are saying and are telling a story to the meaning of which they are not entirely privy."
ALAN BENNETT
The lives of three women are split open as through their monologue their joys and foibles as human beings are unwittingly revealed. This probing bittersweet comedy satirizes the frailties of the human psyche. It elaborates on the experiences of connection and isolation both to ourselves and to each other. The women tell their stories from the only place they can, the subjective self. We enjoy an intensely personal and private tour of their lives, sensitivity navigating the recognizable ridiculousness found in the mundane and the familiar.
"It’s hardly a revelation to say that Alan Bennett has proven himself a master of the modern dramatic monologue….One of the finest dramatic achievements of the past few decades."
SCOTSMAN
The Uncommon Players production of Talking Heads will include three of Alan's monologues:
Soldiering On
Bed Amongst The lentils
Cream Cracker Under the Settee
For more details please visit: http://www.uncommonplayers.org.uk/index.php/shows/
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Running time: t.b.c
A £14 B £12 C £10
60+ £1 off / Conc. £2 off / Schools £7.50
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