The Lady in the Van

T1164337492
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.

Author

Alan Bennett

Archive :: production:T1164337492, play:S1703576861, venue:V803

Production details

Age 12+

Performance

Venue	Oxford Playhouse
Town	Oxford
County	Oxfordshire
From	27th June 2011
To	2nd July 2011
What is currently on at Oxford Playhouse (V803)

Reviews

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Company

Company	Hull Truck
Director	Sarah Esdaile
Design	Ben Stones
Lighting	Chris Davey
Performer	Nichola McAuliffe (Miss Shepherd)
Performer	Vivienne Moore
Performer	Tina Gambe
Performer	Martin Wimbush
Performer	Benedict Sandiford
Performer	Paul Kemp
Performer	James Holmes

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