A multi-generational company of Edinburgh-based women perform four of Alan Bennett’s iconic Talking Heads monologues: A Lady of Letters, A Bed Among the Lentils, Her Big Chance and Cream Cracker Under the Settee. With wit, poignancy and emotional precision, each actor brings a distinctive voice to Bennett’s portraits of loneliness, quiet desperation and resilient humour. Though rooted in the 1970s and 80s, these sharply observed character studies remain strikingly relevant. Simply and sensitively staged, this production offers an intimate, moving and often unexpectedly funny exploration of women’s lives, seen anew through an intergenerational lens.
Start time: 19:40
Run time: 1 hour 10 minutes (no interval), the bar will be open before and after the performance
SHOW SCHEDULE
Two monologues will be performed each evening. Please read on to find out which pieces are scheduled for each night. Please note there are no performances of this show on Saturdays.
Monday 10th: Her Big Chance & Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Tuesday 11th: Her Big Chance & Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Wednesday 12th: Her Big Chance & Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Thursday 13th: A Bed Among the Lentils & A Lady of Letters
Friday 14th: A Bed Among the Lentils & A Lady of Letters
Sunday 16th: A Bed Among the Lentils & A Lady of Letters
Monday 17th: A Bed Among the Lentils & A Lady of Letters
Tuesday 18th: A Bed Among the Lentils & A Lady of Letters
Wednesday 19th: A Bed Among the Lentils & A Lady of Letters
Thursday 20th: Her Big Chance & Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Friday 21st: Her Big Chance & Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Sunday 23rd: Her Big Chance & Cream Cracker Under the Settee