Untold Stories at the Duchess Theatre

The National Theatre’s critically-acclaimed double bill transfers to the Duchess Theatre in the West End for a limited run.

Untold Stories features two autobiographical recollections by Alan Bennett. Hymn is a touching memoir of music in childhood, directed by Nadia Fall, with an evocative score by George Fenton.

Cocktail Sticks, directed by Nicholas Hytner, revisits some of the themes and conversations of Alan Bennett’s memoir A Life Like Other People’s. A son talks to his dead father as his mother yearns for a different life. It’s funny, tender and sad.

Alex Jennings plays Alan Bennett in both pieces.

Hymn
Cast: Alex Jennings
Musicians:  Chris Fish (Music Director), Lisa Bucknell, Kimberly Harrenstein, Jeremy Isaac, Gaelle-Anne Michel, Seila Tammisola, Barbara Zdziarska

Director: Nadia Fall
Designer: Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer: Tom Snell
Music: George Fenton
Sound Designer: Mike Walker

Cocktail Sticks
Cast: Mark Carter, Derek Hutchinson, Alex Jennings, Gabrielle Lloyd, Jeff Rawle, Cathy Walker, Sue Wallace

Musicians: Chris Fish (Music Director), Rachel Elliott
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Designer: Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer: Tom Snell
Music: George Fenton
Sound Designer: John Leonard

Listen to Alan Bennett, interviewed by Mark Lawson for Front Row on Radio 4

A pre-show talk with Alan Bennett will be taking place on Tuesday 14th May at 6pm.

Alan Bennett will be talking about his autobiographical works, Untold Stories: Hymn & Cocktail Sticks. This will be followed by a Question and Answer session with the multi-award winning playwright. 

Tickets for the platform can be booked in person at the Duchess Theatre Box Office.

Captioned Performance: Sat 15 June at 3pm

Audio Introduction

Recorded programme notes for blind and visually impaired people available from theatre seat, using headset, for all performances of Untold Stories

Duchess Theatre
Catherine Street
London WC2