Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters & A Woman of No Importance

at Latvian Hall Thursday, 30 November 2023 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) + Add to calendar30/11/2023 19:3030/11/2023 21:30Australia/BrisbaneTalking Heads: A Lady of Letters & A Woman of No ImportanceTalking Heads: A Lady of Letters & A Woman of No Importance Thursday, 30 November 2023 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) Organiser Rhys Becks 0407909993 rhys.m.becks.b.c.t@gmail.com Address Latvian Hall 24 Church Avenue Moorooka QLD 4102 Australia Light refreshments will be available at the bar. Limited car park sites, but on-street parking is available. Train station at Buranda for ease of transport. Event web page: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/1ehsjLatvian Hall
24 Church Avenue
Moorooka QLD 4102
AustraliaRhys BecksfalseDD/MM/YYYY2880

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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters & A Woman of No Importance

Talking Heads was a 1988 TV series of dramatic monologues written for BBC television by British playwright Alan Bennett. There were two series of ‘Talking Heads’, six monologues in each, along with an earlier (1982) play,’A Woman of No Importance’, which, while not released alongside Talking Heads, generally fits into the canon (and for most is considered to be Bennett’s starting point for the pieces to follow). These works cover a variety of subjects, and explore recurring themes such as death, illness, guilt, and isolation - often through the use of dark humour, and intelligent wit. Each ‘Talking Head’ is a complex, and true-to-life dissection of human nature.

Synopses:

A Lady of Letters:

(Starring Julia Johnson)

Miss Ruddock is a working-class single woman, who is not afraid to speak, or rather write, her mind: she writes letters to her MP, the police, the chemist – everyone she can, to remedy the social ills she sees around her. After one too many accusations of misconduct from Miss Ruddock’s pen, she faces serious risk of imprisonment. 

A Woman of No Importance:

(Starring Amanda McErlean)

Miss Schofield, a clerical worker and self-described linchpin of her office, finds that when her strict regime is disrupted, her world crumbles around her. Her health deteriorates and she is rapidly spirited away to hospital, where she reconstructs her office routine, appropriating doctors, other hospital staff, and patients as replacements for her co-workers.

Directed and Produced by Rhys Becks

Venue Information:
Some on-site, and street parking will be available at the venue, the venue is also within walking distance from Buranda train station. When planning your journey, please note that there may still be road works underway on O'Keefe Street, these can be easily avoided by taking an alternate route.

Beverages will be available at the bar, doors and bar will be opening 30 minutes before session times, with the exception of the Cancer Council Biggest Afternoon Tea (OCT 14) where doors will open at 2 pm for Tea/Coffee service, with the show commencing at 3pm.



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No refund, Refunds will only be issued in the event that the production is canceled. If this event must be rescheduled due to unforeseen emergency circumstances, all ticket holders will be transferred to the new date.

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Location
Latvian Hall

24 Church Avenue Moorooka QLD 4102, Australia


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Organiser Information

Rhys Becks
Hummingbird Theatre Co
0407909993

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