Simple things make the past come flooding back. For Alan Bennett in Untold Stories, it's the hymns of his childhood and a tub of forgotten cocktail sticks found at the back of his parents' kitchen cupboard. In this gorgeous double bill, Alan returns, with the help of George Fenton's stirring original score and a live string quartet, to both his childhood home and his parents' final years, exploring with wit, warmth and wisdom, the values, dreams and difficulties that shaped their lives..& Cocktail Sticks - T0928987459Following its premiere at the National Theatre last year, West Yorkshire Playhouse is delighted to stage the first major revival of Alan's poignant, highly personal piece about love, family, music and loss from the perspective of an Armley childhood.Presented byWest Yorkshire Playhouse. Director Mark Rosenblatt. Design Amanda Stoodley. Musical Director Tom Green. Lighting Charles Balfour. Sound Adrienne Quartly. Director Kay Magson (casting). Director Oliver O'Shea (assistant). Performer Reece Dinsdale (Alan Bennett). Performer Kate Anthony. Performer John Arthur. Performer Simon Roberts. Performer Marjorie Yates. Company Ligeti Quartet. | |
| 2 Jun 14 to 21 Jun 14 | Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse), Leeds :: V977 listing details L557806380 |
T01697804461Running time approx. 60minsProducer National Theatre. Company Southbank Sinfonia. Director Nadia Fall. Sound Mike Walker. Performer Alex Jennings (Alan Bennett). | |
| 22 Mar 13 to 15 Jun 13 | Duchess Theatre, West End :: V391 listing details L2009134830 |
T969871866Running time approx. 60minsProducer National Theatre. Company Southbank Sinfonia. Director Nadia Fall. Sound Mike Walker. Performer Alex Jennings (Alan Bennett). | |
| 22 Nov 12 to 28 Nov 12 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L1733683692 |
| 22 Nov 12 to 27 Feb 13 | Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374 listing details L0927308782 |
