The Lady in the Van
      Ellerslie Theatrical Society Inc presentsThe Lady in the Van

      The Lady in the Van

      Written by Alan Bennett & Directed by David Blakey

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      Stables Theatre

      Cnr Main Highway & Arthur St

      Auckland, New Zealand

      When

      Thu 8 Nov 2018 - Sat 17 Nov 2018

      Running Time

      2 hours 20 minutes

      Interval

      includes 20 minute interval

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      THE LADY IN THE VAN
      written by Alan Bennett
      directed by David Blakey

      ‘One seldom was able to do her a good turn without some thoughts of strangulation.’

      The Lady in the Van, adapted by Alan Bennett from his memoir, tells the true story of his unlikely friendship with Miss Shepherd, a homeless elderly woman, who temporarily moved her live-in battered van onto his driveway in 1973 and stayed for the next 15 years. Miss Shepherd was a promising concert pianist between the wars, drove an ambulance during World War II, then was twice rejected from becoming a nun and developed mental health issues. Well-educated, cantankerously articulate and deeply religious, she had lived in a succession of vans around Camden. 

      Alan Bennett is the writer of The History Boys, Talking Heads and The Madness of George III and his latest play, Habit of Art, was a recent hit at the National Theatre.

      The Lady in the Van is based on his own recollections of the indomitable Miss Shepherd and is, as you would expect from Bennett, a beautifully observed, sharply intelligent and wonderfully witty drama. 


      8 to 17 November 2018 at 8pm
      Matinees Sunday 11 November and Saturday 17 November at 2pm
      No evening performance Sunday 11 November
      No performance Monday 12 November

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      This amateur production of The Lady in the Van is presented by special arrangement with THE PLAY BUREAU LTD on behalf of SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.