Talking Heads' by Alan Bennett

'Talking Heads' by Alan Bennett was staged in May/ June 2002.

Here is the Press Release, sent to the Portuguese media (translated from the Portuguese):

'Talking Heads' (Cabeças Falantes!), by Alan Bennett, at the Lisbon Players .

Written originally for television, 'Talking Heads' comprises a collection of 12 monologues that have thrilled audiences, listeners and lovers of theatre since they first appeared in the 80s.

In each piece, a character tells their side of a story: through their words, or despite them, we we get a glimpse of the truth. They show wisdom, madness, disgust, pain and joy, and Bennett's observations bite deep into suburban England. But a dark force reveals neurotic, even aberrant behaviour and suggests the inability of the Welfare State to respond appropriately.

Alan Bennett is one of the best loved and most widely acclaimed English writers. His scripts for TV, plays, diaries and commentaries are keenly awaited by his army of fans, and today many of his pieces are part of school and university curricula in Britain.

The Lisbon Players present five of the monologues, with a cast made up of some of its most experienced and talented actors: Celia Bochman, Amanda Booth, Simon Mount, Adrienne Thomas and Jonathan Weightman.

The pieces are directed by Jon Kvaal Pederson and George Ritchie.

Performances are, as always, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. from May 16th to June 1st, 2002.