Alan Bennett
English actor and playwright
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| 2022 | Bennett appears as himself in Stewart Lee's comedy special 'Tornado', making a reference to Erving Goffman. |
| 2022 | Bennett appears as himself in Stewart Lee's comedy special 'Tornado', making a reference to Erving Goffman. |
| 2019 | Following Jonathan Miller's death, Bennett became the only surviving member of the original Beyond the Fringe comedy quartet. |
| 2019 | Following Jonathan Miller's death, Bennett became the only surviving member of the original Beyond the Fringe comedy quartet. |
| July 2018 | Allelujah!, a comic drama by Bennett about a National Health Service hospital, opened at London's Bridge Theatre to critical acclaim. |
| July 2018 | Allelujah!, a comic drama by Bennett about a National Health Service hospital, opened at London's Bridge Theatre to critical acclaim. |
| 2017 | Bennett writes a review of Stewart Lee's comedy for The London Review of Books. |
| 2017 | Bennett writes a review of Stewart Lee's comedy for The London Review of Books. |
| 2015 | His play The Lady in the Van is adapted into a film. |
| 2015 | His play The Lady in the Van is adapted into a film. |
| October 2015 | After Corbyn's election victory, Bennett expressed his approval of him and his political stance. |
| October 2015 | After Corbyn's election victory, Bennett expressed his approval of him and his political stance. |
| September 2015 | Bennett endorsed Jeremy Corbyn's campaign in the Labour Party leadership election. |
| September 2015 | Bennett endorsed Jeremy Corbyn's campaign in the Labour Party leadership election. |
| 2014 | Harry Enfield portrays Bennett as Stalin in a BBC Two satirical episode of 'Talking Heads of State'. |
| 2014 | Reece Dinsdale portrays Bennett in a production of Untold Stories at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. |
| 2014 | Harry Enfield portrays Bennett as Stalin in a BBC Two satirical episode of 'Talking Heads of State'. |
| 2014 | Reece Dinsdale portrays Bennett in a production of Untold Stories at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. |
| December 2012 | Cocktail Sticks, an autobiographical play by Bennett, premièred at the National Theatre as part of a double bill with the monologue Hymn, directed by Nicholas Hytner. |
| December 2012 | Cocktail Sticks, an autobiographical play by Bennett, premièred at the National Theatre as part of a double bill with the monologue Hymn, directed by Nicholas Hytner. |
| October 2012 | Bennett's play People opened at the National Theatre. |
| October 2012 | Bennett's play People opened at the National Theatre. |
| December 2011 | Bennett returned to Lawnswood School to unveil the renamed Alan Bennett Library, nearly 60 years after he left the school. |
| December 2011 | Bennett returned to Lawnswood School to unveil the renamed Alan Bennett Library, nearly 60 years after he left the school. |
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