Bennett, Alan
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Bennett, Alan (1934– ), dramatist and actor, born in Yorkshire and educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He made his name with the satirical review
Beyond the Fringe (1960, pub. 1963, with Jonathan Miller and others), and his other works, most of which are satirical comedies, include
Forty Years On (1968, pub. 1969),
Getting On (1971, pub. 1972), and
Habeas Corpus (1973). A more sombre work,
The Old Country (1977, pub. 1978), deals with the theme of exile through the life of an English spy in the Soviet Union; one of his many television plays,
An Englishman Abroad (pub. 1982, broadcast 1983) deals with the same subject. Other works include
A Question of Attribution (staged 1988, televised 1991), about the spy and art historian Sir Anthony Blunt;
The Madness of George III (perf. 1991, pub. 1992);
Talking Heads (pub. 1988), a series of six monologues originally written for television; and
The Laying on of Hands (2001).
Writing Home (1994) is a collection of reminiscences and reviews.
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