Talking Heads

by Alan Bennett

Colorado Festival of World Theatre
July 22-25, 2006

"Redgrave bounces from one character to another, as she paints a textured, funny and sometimes tragic picture of a woman pushing beyond the formidable constraints she’s created for herself." -- Warren Epstein, The Gazette

Winner! Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress (Lynn Redgrave)

Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave
Drama Desk Award Winners 2003
Photo by Alan Batt/AP

Winner, Outer Critics Circle special Award for "Outstanding Ensemble"

Winner, Obie Award for Acting Company

Photos by Carol Rosegg

Mrs Fozzard

"To Find Her Feet, She Started with The shoes."Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"a performance to press in your memory book" -- Ben Brantley, "Life a bit of a mess, dear? Just carry on." The New York Times

Minetta Lane Theatre
New York

Talking Heads is a series of monologues by Alan Bennett. There are seven different pieces; they are being performed in groups of three (and sometimes four) in repertory:

- The Hand of God (Brenda Wehle)

- A Lady of Letters (Christine Ebersole)

- Bed Among the Lentils (Kathleen Chalfant)

- Her Big Chance (Valerie Mahaffey)

- A Chip in the Sugar (Daniel Davis)

- Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet (Lynn Redgrave)

- Waiting for the Telegram (Frances Sternhagen)