
‘You are a rent boy. I am a poet. Over the wall lives the Dean of Christ Church. We all have our parts to play’ It seems to me that it is always a perfect time of year for an Alan Bennett celebration. England’s local hero highly acclaimed author and playwright Alan Bennett (1934 – [...]

Who else but England’s most loved and revered actors the delightful (Dame) Judi Dench would use such a wonderful word as furthermore, in the title of her much awaited autobiography. At last she tells her own story for the first time, and in her own words, and her impish sense of humour contributes vividly to her account of more than half a century as Britain’s best-loved actress. And furthermore…