Talking Heads Essay Examples

I have been studying a twentieth century drama called ‘A Cream Cracker Under the Settee. ‘ It was written by Alan Bennett and appeared in the BBC1 series ‘Talking Heads. ‘ It has been written in the form of a tragi-comedy monologue where the juxtaposition of humour and pathos reflects real life. In this drama […]

There are certain things that you expect to see when you go to watch a traditional conventional play. You may expect action, conflict and conversation among the actors; you expect to see emotions being expressed through dialogue and movement, though primarily you expect to see more that one actor on the stage. Unlike conventional plays […]

The BBC series Talking Heads, written and directed by Alan Bennett, features dramatic monologues including the play Playing Sandwiches. The series comprises two releases, one in 1988 and the other in 1999, and explores various subjects with recurring themes of death, illness, guilt, and isolation. The play “Playing Sandwiches” by Alan Bennett seems to be […]

The two monologues I am going to be writing about are two elderly women who are lonely and trapped in their own homes. I will be talking about how Doris, one lady from ‘Cream cracker under the settee’ and Irene, the other lady in ‘Lady of letters’ are suffering from loneliness. Doris and Irene both […]

The Talking Heads series features recurring themes, including loneliness (as seen in “A Cream Cracker under the settee”) and exaggerated pride or self-confidence (as depicted in “Her Big Chance”). Despite this, none of the characters experience genuine happiness. However, they occasionally find small moments of happiness through unexpected circumstances. For instance, Graham finds happiness when […]