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May 24, 2006 · The Lady in the Van is a play based on a true story of a very unusual woman who lived in a van parked in the garden of Bennett's home. I heard him relate a couple of anecdotes about this unusual situation on Bob Edwards Weekend, a public radio program, just a few weeks ago.
Jun 17, 2020 · Alan Bennet's most famous work of non-fiction. It is the history of Miss Shepherd, who in the 1970s lived in a Robin Reliant car opposite Bennett's house in Camden. After a series of attacks on her van, he suggested she move to his driveway. Thus began an extraordinary 15 year friendship between a writer and a homeless old lady
Oct 1, 2015 · Maggie Smith stars in this BBC radio adaptation of Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed autobiographical stage play.
The Lady in the Van was first published in the London Review of Books in 1989 and then in book form in 1990. A Postscript was added in 1994 Alan Bennett also adapted The Lady in the Van for the stage. The Lady in the Van was made into a film in 2015, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Maggie Smith - Return to top of the page -
The Complete Lady in the Van contains a Foreword by Nicholas Hytner, a substantial Introduction with diary entries by Alan Bennett, the original memoir and the screenplay. The book includes numerous illustrations by David Gentleman, who sketched on set throughout filming, and a colour plate-section including behind-the-scenes photographs and stills from the film
An eccentric old lady moves into a quiet street in Camden Town. There she remains, installed in her van in glorious self-sufficiency, until the council instructs her to move on. Then a kind homeowner invites her to move her van into his garden – where she stays for the next fifteen years.
The Lady in the Van is a memoir turned play turned film, written by British playwright and author Alan Bennett. Published in 1989, this heartwarming and poignant story revolves around Bennett's peculiar relationship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric and enigmatic woman who lived in a dilapidated van on his driveway for 15 years.
