Titchfield Festival Theatre - "The Old Country" by Alan Bennett

Audiences laugh, they smile, they're puzzled and stretched, challenged and informed, but eventually, they come out having engaged in some of the big questions about England and Englishness - the themes of embarrassment, class, irony, and an undercurrent of ever-so-polite betrayal.
Alan Bennett's play The Old Country deals with questions of loyalty and betrayal, homeland and exile, friendship and family, in a way which is both extraordinarily funny and exceptionally touching. 

The Old Country is about Hilary, a British spy in exile in the Soviet Union, traitor to King, country and class. When his sister and newly knighted brother-in-law come to visit him and his long-suffering wife, Bron, they are forced to re-examine their allegiances. 

Alan Bennett is responsible for a number modern day stage classics including Talking Heads, The Lady in the Van, The Madness of George III, and more recently, the multi-award winning The History Boys. He received an Olivier Award in 2005 for Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre.
Performances start at 7.30pm at St Margarets Arts, St Margarets Lane,Titchfield PO14 4GB.
Tickets from £9.00 with the usual concessions. For more information and to book on line go to http://tinyurl.com/rng5t or call the Box Office on 01329 556156.

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Repeats: Every Day until Friday, November 04, 2011