Type: Book Reading
Actor: Alan Bennet
Event: World Book Fair
Book: A Life Like Other Peoples
Location: London, England
Year: 2015

American admirers of British theatre, memoir and character-driven storytelling will appreciate hearing Alan Bennett read from "A Life Like Other People’s". Best known for "The History Boys', "The Lady in the Van" and "Talking Heads", Bennett brings his unmistakable dry wit and emotional restraint to this deeply personal account of his working-class childhood, his parents’ marriage and his mother’s struggle with mental illness. Bennett shares a sense of intimacy in his quiet reflections.