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Multi-generational company of Edinburgh-based women perform Alan Bennett's iconic Talking Heads monologues: A Lady of Letters, A Bed Among the Lentils, Her Big Chance and Cream Cracker Under the Settee. Witty and poignant, each actor brings a distinctive voice to Bennett's portraits of loneliness, desperation and resilient humour. Though rooted in the 1970s and 80s, these sharply observed studies remain strikingly relevant. Simply staged, we offer an intimate, moving and unexpectedly funny exploration of women's lives. For full programme listing to aid in selecting the correct date for the…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Alan Bennett's Talking Heads is by The Next Act, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE, 10 August to 23 August.
The show runs 70 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets are £12. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes.