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‘It’s about a certain obsequiousness in the English psyche’ . Adrian Scarborough in A True Born Englishman by the Original Theatre Company. Photograph: James Findlay The most celebrated set of dramatic monologues for broadcasting and theatre are Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, first performed in the 1980s. But, at around the same time, a lesser-known dramatist created another trove of solos. Peter Barnes had 14 soliloquies on BBC Radio 3 under the umbrella titles Barnes’ People and More Barnes’ People. They attracted remarkable actors, including Laurence Olivier (in his final role), Judi Dench, Alec Guinness, Alan Rickman, Janet Suzman and Jeremy Irons. ....
A variety of Peter Barnes monologues will be brought to online audiences. Produced by Original Theatre Company and Perfectly Normal Productions, the four-part series will star Jon Culshaw, Matthew Kelly, Jemma Redgrave and Adrian Scarborough with direction from Philip Franks and Charlotte Peters. Available online from 18 February to 31 July, the monologues will be filmed at Theatre Royal Windsor before being made available. Peters will direct Culshaw in Billy & Me, while Franks will direct the three other monologues, including a brand-new Barnes piece True Born Englishman, delivered by Scarborough. Co-producer David Morley said: All our monologues are from Peter Barnes s work commissioned by BBC Radio 3. ....