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.

Cast/Performers

Nichola McAuliffe, Sean McKenzie, Paul Kemp, Fenella Norman, Dale Rapley, Karen Traynor, Ged McKenna, Sophie Robinson

Creatives/Company

Author: Alan Bennett
Company: Hull Truck
Director: Sarah Esdaile

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van (Play) production archive for QTIX code T19958598. Details of all The Lady in the Van archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1703576861

Archive Listings

25 Jun 12 to 30 Jun 12	Theatre Royal Bath, Bath & North East Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Jun 12 to 23 Jun 12	Richmond Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
12 Jun 12 to 16 Jun 12	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Jun 12 to 9 Jun 12	Sheffield Theatres Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive
29 May 12 to 2 Jun 12	Malvern Theatres Malvern, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive
22 May 12 to 26 May 12	Curve Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive
15 May 12 to 19 May 12	Blackpool Grand Theatre Blackpool, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Apr 12 to 21 Apr 12	Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Apr 12 to 14 Apr 12	Theatre Royal Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

News: Hull Truck Van Tour
27Feb12: Hull Truck are touring The Lady in the Van

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