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The Lady in The Van

5 June 2026–13 June 2026

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A Bear Pit Theatre Company Production

@ The Bear Pit Theatre - Stratford-upon-Avon

Synopsis

Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van is a poignant, witty exploration of an unlikely real life relationship between a playwright and a homeless woman who lives in a van on his driveway for fifteen years.

Set in Camden Town during the 1970s and 1980s, the play dramatizes the true story of Miss Mary Shepherd, a mysterious and eccentric woman who parks her dilapidated van in Alan Bennett’s garden and stays there far longer than anyone anticipated.

What begins as a temporary arrangement evolves into a complex, often humorous cohabitation that challenges Bennett’s boundaries and assumptions.

Ticket information

Tickets
Standard – £15
Under 25s – £10
Group 10+ – £2 discount per ticket applied at checkout

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Credits & acknowledgements

Written by Alan Bennett

Director –  Jo Knight
Assistant Director – Juliet Grundy
Stage Manager – Chrissie MacDonald
Sound – Ian Taylor
Prompt – Nick le Mesurier

Cast 

Miss Shepherd – Pam Hickson
Bennett 1 – Graham Mason
Bennett 2 – Brian Darnley
Mam – Jill le Mesurier
Rufus – Barry Purchase-Rathbone
Pauline – Nikki Holt
Underwood – Dominic Rose
Social Worker – Sue Chaperlin
Leo Fairchild – Philip Hickson
Shepherd’s Doctor – Philip Hickson
Interviewer – Juliet Grundy
Ambulance Man – Alan Carmody
Mam’s Doctor – Alan Carmody

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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