Alan Bennett has explained how he guarded his sexuality for much of his career to avoid being pigeonholed as a gay playwright. Bennett, one of Britain's most respected writers, is best known for The ...

Adapted by Tony Award-winning British playwright Alan Bennett’s 1999 play of the same name, “The Lady in the Van” is a heartwarming film replete with dry wit and humor. The story is based on Bennett’s ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Over the past half-century, Bennett has produced a slew of pieces for ...

Alan Bennett has revealed that he underwent open heart surgery last year. The author, playwright and broadcaster broke the news in a diary column, called What I Did In 2019, published in the London ...

The Alan Bennett season at West Yorkshire Playhouse is focussed not on the blockbusters such as The Madness of George III and The History Boys, but on shyer reflections of Leeds, a life more ordinary ...

It is less than a month to go until Leeds Playhouse is taken over by the revolutionaries, modern-day activists and contemporary artists of 1001 Stories . As part of this exciting two-week takeover, ...

James Corden has revealed that he was encouraged to pursue his writing ambitions by Alan Bennett. The actor starred in the big-screen adaptation of Bennett's play The History Boys last year, and said ...