Lessons as the director of the National Theatre, what is it about alan bennett plays that seem to make them absolutely bullet proof when it comes to success . Dont say that well, the way alan talks through his characters is the way large audiences wanted to be talked to. They trusted what he had to say, they trusted the way he said it. Theres a kind of bond that alan creates in the way he writes, which i can always depend upon. Put the van in your drive . That never occurred to me. Such as the lady in the van, a play which they subsequently turned into a film about an eccentric old lady who inveigles her way into Alan Bennetts life. Youre not doing me a favour, you know. I have got other fish to fry. Is it true that you write about the outsider, principally . Well, i suppose it is true. But not consciously. I dont go casting about for people who arent in the charmed circle, as it were. Have you ever had a situation, alan, where youve taken a play to nick, he was unenthusiastic, and the
Lessons as the director of the National Theatre, what is it about alan bennett plays that seem to make them absolutely bullet proof when it comes to success . Dont say that well, the way alan talks through his characters is the way large audiences wanted to be talked to. They trusted what he had to say, they trusted the way he said it. Theres a kind of bond that alan creates in the way he writes, which i can always depend upon. Put the van in your drive . That never occurred to me. Such as the lady in the van, a play which they subsequently turned into a film about an eccentric old lady who inveigles her way into Alan Bennetts life. Youre not doing me a favour, you know. I have got other fish to fry. Is it true that you write about the outsider, principally . Well, i suppose it is true. But not consciously. I dont go casting about for people who arent in the charmed circle, as it were. Have you ever had a situation, alan, where youve taken a play to nick, he was unenthusiastic, and the
Wont be made until the end of the season, following a heavy Champions League defeat. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trumps most senior diplomat is making his debut on the International Stage at the g20 summit in germany. The new us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is meeting russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov this lunchtime at a time when contacts between the Trump Administration and moscow are under the spotlight. The Us State Department says mr tillerson will try to provide a comforting message to countries uneasy about apparent changes in americas Foreign Policy positions. Well be live in germany in a moment, but first this report from wyre davies. With so much attention on his own difficulties at home, donald trump might be thankful that, for the next couple of days, the spotlight will fall squarely on the shoulders of his new Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, attending the g20 summit in germany. Among his first meetings was with foreign secretary