11/09/2023
It’s show week!! Please share the following so we can reach as many people as possible:
Laugh Out Loud Theatre Company is taking on two of Alan Bennett’s popular monologues from his Talking Heads series. Originally on TV in the eighties with Julie Walters playing Lesley (no pressure there!) and Alan Bennett himself playing Graham. Here is what they are all about:
Her Big Chance - Meet Lesley, an actress. She has just completed a video ('targeted chiefly on West Germany') in which she plays Travis, a career girl who enjoys life, spends a remarkable amount of time topless and shoots a man with a harpoon gun. She tells all, blind to the sinister undertones of her story as well as to her own self-delusions and gullibility.
A Chip in the Sugar - Graham, a middle-aged bachelor, emotionally unintelligent and chronically dependent on his mother, finds life difficult enough at the best of times. When Mother meets an old flame and seems set to marry him, Graham's old insecurities rear their ugly heads.
Alan Bennett is a master of observation and his plays explore the inner world of people, their hopes, fears and petty grievances. They are funny, poignant, relatable and sad at the same time and are as relevant as ever in today's world. Join us for a nostalgic trip back to the eighties as we bring these vivacious, troubled and humorous characters to life.
Tour dates:
September:
Friday 15th - The Place, Bedford
Saturday 16th - Naseby Village Hall
Wednesday 20th - Duston Community Centre
Friday 22nd - Kettering Arts Centre
Saturday 23rd - Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle
Saturday 30th - Wycliffe Rooms, Lutterworth
October:
Thursday 5th - Upstairs at The Western, Leicester
Friday 6th - Commemoration Hall, Huntingdon
Saturday 7th - Stanwick Village Hall
For tickets to all shows, visit our website:
https://www.loltheatre.co.uk/talking-heads
