JournalLive - Tag - alan bennett

An exploration of the ugly side of matrimony

JournalLive — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SHAKESPEARE rarely repeats himself but he does frequently return to subjects which fire his imagination.

Review: The Habit of Art at Newcastle Theatre Royal

JournalLive — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:25:00 GMT

ALAN Bennett is a playwright who tends to get called a national treasure but, on this evidence, you wonder how it happened.

Unsavoury habits of famous duo

JournalLive — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMT

IT imagines the meeting of two leading lights of the art world: composer Benjamin Britten and poet WH Auden. But Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art might prove a bit of an eye-opener for those expecting something rather highbrow from such a meeting of minds.

Bennett is back in highlights of theatre programme

JournalLive — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:28:00 GMT

AS the Theatre Royal prepares for a fortnight of Swan Lake fever, with Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed production back in Newcastle, news arrives of more highlights to come.