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A Lady of Letters" is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his Talking Heads series for the BBC. The series became very popular, moving onto BBC Radio, international theatre, becoming one of the best-selling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the A-level and GCSE English ...
Jun 17, 2020 · Imelda Staunton plays Irene Ruddock, letter writer extraordinary, and her ongoing campaigns against the world's imperfections, including dog excrement at Buckingham Palace. Release date: 17 June...
A Lady of Letters: Directed by Jonathan Kent. With Imelda Staunton. Spinster Irene puts pen to paper to complain about the many, many wrongs she sees around her. However, she ends up on the wrong side of the law when she misreads completely the situation of the family living in the house opposite.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Jonathan Kent
- 2020-06-23
Jul 2, 2020 · Staunton’s superb performance in ‘A Lady of Letters’ is a solid start to the 2020 remake of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads. Bennett proves contemporary TV shows don’t necessarily need elaborate settings, effective visuals, or special graphics, as he transforms the literary form of dramatic monologues into something intriguing and ...
Drama monologue by Alan Bennett. Irene Ruddock lives alone. Her habit of writing letters to the appropriate authorities gets ridiculously out of hand.
Feb 25, 2020 · BBC Talking Heads invites us into the hearts and minds of three peculiarly English ladies - Muriel in her tweed skirt and pearls in Soldiering On, the public-spirited Miss Ruddock in A Lady...
- 46 sec
- 1586
- Watford Palace Theatre
A Lady of Letters: Directed by Stuart Burge, Giles Foster. With Patricia Routledge. A lonely woman fills her days by putting her many complaints in writing. Then the complaints evolve into harassment, and she may land in prison.
