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Alan Bennett: On the art of the monologue & being teenage “jailbait”
To mark Alan Bennett’s 80th birthday, this is an updated post based on an In Conversation with the playwright, diarist and screenwriter at the British Film Institute in March last year. It was focussed on his skills with the monologue, as part … Continue reading
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Alan Bennett: Why spilling all is not the art of the monologue
I was lucky enough to be asked to chair an In Conversation with the playwright, diarist and screenwriter Alan Bennett at the British Film Institute last night. It was focussed on his skills with the monologue, as part of a season of TV monologues. … Continue reading
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