Information for Beryl Cook: A Private View at Finborough, Inner London (Play). Beryl Cook's joyful and exuberant paintings are known and loved throughout the world, but little is known of the very private person behind them. Instantly recognisable, her paintings depict characters that are fun-loving, uninhibited and larger than life. But in real life, the artist's own personality was very different. "Beryl Cook: A Private View" offers a rare glimpse into Beryl's private thoughts as she completes one of her bold and playful oil paintings live on stage.