The Lady in the Van

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. Farrell will play Bennett during his day-to-day dealings with Mary Shepherd with McNally giving a reflective overview of events. <a href=" http://www.ladyinthevan.com/">Web site</a>

Cast/Performers

Maggie Smith (Miss Shepherd), Nicholas Farell (Bennett), Kevin McNally (Bennett), Michael Culkin, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ben Aris, Lorraine Brunning, Michael Poole, Elizabeth Bradley, Chris Barritt, Jennifer Farnon, William Kettle, Alec Linstead, Diana Van Proosdy, Stephen Rashbrook

Creatives/Company

Author: Alan Bennett
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Design: Mark Thompson
Lighting: Hugh Vanstone
Music: Richard Sisson (music arrangement)
Sound: Scott Myers
Producer: Robert Fox Ltd