Alan Bennett has gone from national treasure to insufferable snob

The grump who rails against the world is a much-loved type, and British life has always been stiff with grouches. Scrooge was ...
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Balthazar owner — and Instagram provocateur — Keith McNally hid affair with legendary male playwright

Keith McNally had a long-running affair with top British playwright Alan Bennett as a young man, the Balthazar and Pastis restaurateur reveals in his new memoir. “I’ve had two homosexual relationships ...
BroadwayWorld

The History Boys 2006

2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Frances de la Tour 2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding New Play Alan Bennett 2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Play Richard ...
The Financial Times

Playwright Alan Bennett: ‘I have a fear of books’

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Looking back over all four diaries, what do they say about Britain — and you — over this time? A diary is a ...
The Hoya

Movie Review: ‘The Lady in the Van’

Adapted by Tony Award-winning British playwright Alan Bennett’s 1999 play of the same name, “The Lady in the Van” is a heartwarming film replete with dry wit and humor. The story is based on Bennett’s ...