The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

Overview

Alan Bennett draws from his memoirs to offer a dramatized account of the genteel vagrant, Miss Shepard, who parked her van in his driveway for fifteen years. Maggie Smith starred in London's West End.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: 1980s, 1970s
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior

Authors

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett was born in Leeds in 1934. After studying at Oxford University he collaborated as a writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in Beyond the Fringe in 1960 at the Edinburgh Festival. He then turned to writing full time and produced h ...

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