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Writer

Alan Bennett has been one of our leading dramatists since the success of BEYOND THE FRINGE in the 1960s. His television series has become a modern-day classic, as have many of his works for , including FORTY YEARS ON, , A QUESTION OF ATTRIBUTION, THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III" (together with the Oscar-nominated THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE and an adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's . At the National Theatre, won Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Olivier awards, and the Award.

Agents

Anthony Jones Associate Agent Danielle Walker [email protected] +44 (0) 20 3214 0858

Nicki Stoddart [email protected] +44 (0) 20 3214 0869

Credits

Film

Production Company Notes THE LADY IN THE VAN BBC Films / Tristar Adapted from his stage play 2015 Productions Director Producers: Damian Jones, Kevin Loader with , &

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes THE HISTORY BOYS BBC / Fox Searchlight Adapted from his play 2006 Pictures / DNA Films Director Nicholas Hytner Producers: Damian Jones, Kevin Loader, Nicholas Hytner with , , Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett * Nominated for Best Screenplay, BIFA Awards 2006

THE MADNESS OF Samuel Goldwyn Screenplay adapted from his own play KING GEORGE Productions Director: Nicholas Hytner 1994 Producer: Stephen Evans with , * Winner of WGGB Best Screenplay Award, 1995 * Nominated for an Oscar Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, 1995 * Nominated for a BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay, 1996 * Winner of LCCFA British Screenwriter of the Year, 1996 * Nominated for WGA Best Screenplay Award, 1995

PRICK UP YOUR EARS Zenith Productions Screenplay adapted from the book by John 1987 Lahr Producer: Andrew Brown Director: with , , , * Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Award, BAFTA 1988 * Winner LCCFA Screenwriter of the Year Award, 1988

A PRIVATE FUNCTION Handmade Films Original screenplay 1984 Director: Malcolm Mowbray Producer: Mark Shivas with , Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliot * Nominated for Best Original Screenplay, BAFTA Awards 1985 * Nominated for Best Film Award, BAFTA Awards 1985 * Winner LCCFA Screenwriter of the Year, 1986

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Television

Production Company Notes TH 2020 LTC Talking , The Shrine, , An 2020 Heads Ltd / Ordinary Woman, Nights in the Garden of Spain, Bad BBC Studios Among the Lentils, Playing Sandwiches, Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet, The Outside Dog, The Hand of God, , With: , , , Sarah , , , , , Rochenda Sandall, , , Directors: , Nicholas Hytner, , Marianne Elliott, , Nadia Fall, Jonathan Producers: Kevin Loader, Nicholas Hytner

TALKING HEADS II: Slow Motion Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet, The Hand of God, Playing 1998 Ltd / BBC Sandwiches, The Outside Dog, Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Waiting for the Telegram Directors: Stuart Burge, , Gavin Millar, Tristram Powell, Udayan Prasad Producer: Mark Shivas with , , , Julie Walters, , * Nominated for Best Single Drama BAFTA Award, 1999

TELLING TALES x Slow Motion 10 Ltd / BBC

A QUESTION OF BBC Director: ATTRIBUTION Producer: Innes Lloyd 1992 with , Geoffrey Palmer, Prunella Scales * Winner of Best Single Drama BAFTA, 1991

102 BOULEVARD BBC Director: Udayan Prasad HAUSSMANN Producer: Innes Lloyd 1991 with , Paul Rhys, Janet McTeer

TALKING HEADS: BBC A Cream Cracker Under the Settee, A Chip in the Sugar, 1987 Soldiering On, A Lady of Letters, , Her Big Chance Directors: Stuart Burge, Giles Foster Producer: Innes Lloyd with Steven Beard, Alan Bennett, , Thora Hird, Patricia Routledge, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters

THE INSURANCE BBC Director: MAN Producer: Innes Lloyd 1986 with Trevor Peacock

OUR WINNIE BBC Director: Malcolm Mowbray 1982 with , Leslie Manville, Jim Broadbent

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes A DAY OUT BBC Director: Stephen Frears 1972 wtih Brian Glover, Bernard Wrigley, John Normington

A LITTLE OUTING BBC Director: Brian Tufano 1977

A VISIT FROM MISS BBC Director: Stephen Frears PROTHERO with Hugh Lloyd, Patricia Routledge 1978

A WOMAN OF NO BBC Director: Giles Foster IMPORTANCE Producer: Innes Lloyd 1982 with Patricia Routledge

AN ENGLISHMAN BBC Director: John Schlesinger ABROAD Producer: Innes Lloyd 1983 with Alan Bates

MARKS BBC Director: Piers Haggard 1982 with

INTENSIVE CARE BBC Director: Gavin Millar 1982 Producer: Innes Lloyd with Thora Hird, Alan Bennett,

OBJECTS OF BBC Producer: Innes Lloyd AFFECTION 1982

ROLLING HOME BBC Director: Piers Haggard 1982 with John Barrett,

SAY SOMETHING BBC Director: Malcolm Mowbray HAPPENED Producer: Innes Lloyd 1982

AFTERNOON OFF LWT Director/Producer: Stephen Frears 1979 with Alan Bennett, Thora Hird

ALL DAY ON THE LWT Director: Giles Foster SANDS Producer: Stephen Frears 1979 with

ONE FINE DAY LWT Director: Stephen Frears 1979 with Dave Allen

THE OLD CROWD LWT Producer: Stephen Frears 1979 Director: with

DORIS AND LWT Director: Stephen Frears DOREEN with , Patricia Routledge, Prunella Scales 1978

ME! I'M AFRAID OF LWT Director: Stephen Frears with Thora Hird, Alan Bennett, Julie Walters, Derek 1978 Thompson

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes SUNSET ACROSS LWT Director: Brian Tufano THE BAY 1975

BEYOND THE BBC Co-written with and starring Peter Cook, , FRINGE Dudley Moore 1964

Theatre

Production Company Notes ALLELUJAH! Directed by Nicholas Hytner. 2018

THE MADNESS OF GEORGE Nottingham Playhouse Directed by Adam Penford III 2018 Starring , and Debra Gillett

*Winner Best Revival, WhatsOnStage Awards 2019

THE HABIT OF UK Tour Revival. Directed by . 2018 Starring .

THE LADY IN THE VAN Theatre Royal Bath Revival. Directed by Jonathan Church. 2017 Starring Sara Kestelman

TALKING HEADS TRB Productions Theatre Royal Bath & tour 2015

KAFKA'S DICK Theatre Royal Bath Revival. Directed by David Grindley. 2014 Starring and .

THE MADNESS OF GEORGE , West End Revival. Directed by Christopher III Luscombe. Starring David Haig, Beatie 2012 Edney and Christopher Keegan

PEOPLE National Theatre Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Starring 2012 Frances de la Tour

HABEAS CORPUS Octagon Theatre, Revival. Directed by . 2011

THE LADY IN THE VAN Hull Truck Theatre in Revival. Directed by Sarah Esdaile. 2011 association with Richard Starring Nichola McAuliffe Jordan Productions Ltd

THE HISTORY BOYS Theatre Royal Bath / Directed by Christopher Luscombe. 2010 West Yorkshire Revived for a second tour in 2011 Playhouse / UK Tour

THE HABIT OF ART National Theatre Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Starring 2009 Richard Griffiths & Alex Jennings.

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes ENJOY Theatre Royal Bath / Revival. Directed by Christopher 2008 - 2009 , West Luscombe. Starring and End

THE HISTORY BOYS Wyndham's Theatre, Original National Theatre Production 2007 - 2008 West End directed by Nicholas Hytner.

HABEAS CORPUS Company / Revival. Directed by Peter Hall. 2006 Theatre Royal Bath

THE HISTORY BOYS International Tour Original National Theatre Production 2006 directed by Nicholas Hytner. Starring Richard Griffiths, Maggie Smith & Malcolm Sinclair

THE HISTORY BOYS , Original National Theatre Production 2006 Broadway, New directed by Nicholas Hytner. Starring original cast. *Winner 6 including Best Play *Winner 5 Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Play *Winner 4 Outer Critics Circle Awards *Winner NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play of the 2005-2006 Broadway Season

THE HISTORY BOYS National Theatre Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Starring 2004 Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Dominic Cooper, Russell Tovey and

*Winner Best New Play, Best Director, Best in a Play for Richard Griffiths, Olivier Awards 2005

THE LADY IN THE VAN West End Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Starring 1999 Maggie Smith.

HABEAS CORPUS Revival. Directed by . 1996 Starring Jim Broadbent.

THE MADNESS OF KING National Theatre Directed by Nicholas Hytner GEORGE III Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Janet Dale and 1991 Michael Fitzgerald

THE WIND IN THE National Theatre Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Adaption of WILLOWS the book by Kenneth Graham. 1990

SINGLE SPIES: AN National Theatre Directed by Alan Bennett (An Englishman ENGLISHMAN ABROAD & A Abroad) & (A Question of QUESTION OF Attribution). *Winner of the ATTRIBUTION Year, Olivier Awards 1990 1988 - 1989

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes KAFKA'S DICK Royal Court Directed by Richard Eyre. Starring Jim 1986 Broadbent.

ENJOY UK Tour / Vaudeville Directed by Ronald Eyre. Starring Joan 1980 Theatre, West End Plowright, Colin Blakely, Susan Littler, Marc Sinden, Philip Sayer and

HABEAS CORPUS Lyric Theatre, West End Directed by Ronald Eyre. Starring Alec 1973 - 1974 Guinness.

GETTING ON Theatre Royal Directed by Patrick Garland. Starring 1971 - 1972

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