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Synopsis

Written in 1980, Alan Bennett set this dark comedy in his home town of Leeds where an ageing couple are living in the city’s last back-to-back. With the demolition of the area in progress, Wilf and Connie are soon to be re-housed in a brand new maisonette with a waste disposal unit and non-slip vinyl flooring! When a sociologist comes to observe them in their daily life, normality takes a decidedly atypical turn...

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Chris J - 5 September 2008:

I am not always the greatest fan of Bennett (I am perhaps a little bit young to really appreciate his slightly old fashioned humour) but I found this an enjoyable evening. The play has a few funny lines (admittedly, the rest of the audience seemed to find most of what was said hysterical) but the ideas in the play are most interesting. The play studies how observation changes people and is still relevant in a world of CCTV and reality television. Also, the theme of false nostalgia for the past and the darker ideas of the script ensure that there is plenty to think about. The best of the production is without doubt the acting and all the main cast are excellent. Steadman's performance is outstanding and is both comic and beautifully touching. The play is a little dated and not in my view great but the production could not be better. If you are a fan of Bennett you are sure to enjoy it....

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