maggie smith played alan bennett's mother in the lady in the van.
maggie smith played alan bennett's mother in the lady in the van.
who played alan bennett's mother in the lady in the van?
maggie smith
he wrote "the lady in the van" based on his experiences with an eccentric woman called miss shepherd, who lived on bennett's driveway in a series of dilapidated vans for more than fifteen years. it was first published in 1989 as an essay in the london review of books. in 1990 he published it in book form. in 1999 he adapted it into a stage play, which starred maggie smith and was directed by nicholas hytner. the stage play includes two characters named alan bennett. on 21 february 2009 it was broadcast as a radio play on bbc radio 4, with maggie smith reprising her role and alan bennett playing himself. he adapted the story again for a 2015 film, with maggie smith reprising her role again, and nicholas hytner directing again. in the film alex jennings plays the two versions of bennett, although alan bennett appears in a cameo at the very end of the film.
alan bennett
bullet::::57. alan bennett: "a chip in the sugar" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::58. alan bennett: "her big chance" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::59. alan bennett: "a lady of letters" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::60. alan bennett: "a bed among the lentils" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::61. william shakespeare: "as you like it" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::62. william shakespeare: "the winter's tale" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::63. william shakespeare: "much ado about nothing" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::64. william shakespeare: "twelfth night" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::65. william shakespeare: "julius caesar" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::66. william shakespeare: "titus andronicus" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::67. william shakespeare: "richard iii" (pub: kedros)









































bullet::::68. william shakespeare: "the merchant of venice" (pub: kedros)
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