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Balthazar owner — and Instagram provocateur — Keith McNally hid affair with legendary male playwright

Keith McNally had a long-running affair with top British playwright Alan Bennett as a young man, the Balthazar and Pastis restaurateur reveals in his new memoir. “I’ve had two homosexual relationships ...
Contactmusic.com

Alan Bennett Didn't Want Gay Label, "I Wanted To Be My Own Man"

Alan Bennett has explained how he guarded his sexuality for much of his career to avoid being pigeonholed as a gay playwright. Bennett, one of Britain's most respected writers, is best known for The ...
BroadwayWorld

The History Boys 2006

2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Frances de la Tour 2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding New Play Alan Bennett 2006 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Play Richard ...
The New York Times

Alan Bennett

A play within a play about W.H. Auden and Benjamin Britten structures this sex-spiked comedy for the Brits Off Broadway festival at 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan. By Laura Collins-Hughes “Handbagged,” a ...
The Hoya

Movie Review: ‘The Lady in the Van’

Adapted by Tony Award-winning British playwright Alan Bennett’s 1999 play of the same name, “The Lady in the Van” is a heartwarming film replete with dry wit and humor. The story is based on Bennett’s ...