Details

Miss Shepherd is a curious and enigmatic lady. Alan knows very little about her. She used to drive ambulances in the war, might have been a nun, sells pencils and pamphlets and has an unexplained aversion to piano music. But somehow she lives in the playwright's garden and has done for years. The Lady in the Van is based on renowned British playwright Alan Bennett's own recollections of the indomitable Miss Shepherd and is, as with any Bennett play, a beautifully observed, sharply intelligent and wonderfully witty drama.

Cast/Performers

Jacqueline Dutoit (Miss Shepherd), Mark Elstob (Alan Bennett), Ronnie Simon (Alan Bennett 2), Margaret Preece (Mam), Thomas Heard (Rufus), Emma Odell (Pauline), Ceri-lyn Cissone (Social Worker), Alan J Mirren (Underwood), Dougal Lee (Mam's Doctor), Simon Pontin (Miss Shepherd's Doctor), Reece Richardson (Ambulance Driver), Dougal Lee (Leo Fairchild)

Creatives/Company

Author: Alan Bennett
Producer: Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Director: Patrick Sandford
Design: Ken Harrison
Costume: Ken Harrison
Lighting: Wayne Dowdeswel
Stage Manager(s): David Brown, Elaine Scott