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Cream Cracker Under the Settee, A

  • Alan Bennett
  • Monologues, Drama, Contemporary
  • 1F
  • ISBN: 9780573132254

Doris, a widow, lives alone. Refusing to relinquish her independence, she surreptitiously cleans when her home help, Zulema, is absent.

  • Monologues
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
Doris, a widow, lives alone. Refusing to relinquish her independence, she surreptitiously cleans when her home help, Zulema, is absent. When we meet her, she has just fallen over whilst attempting to dust a picture frame high on the wall. The day goes on; unable to get help, Doris reminisces about her quiet, uneventful life with its joys and sadnesses.

Premiere Production:

A Cream Cracker Under the Settee was first shown on BBC TV on 24th May, 1988. It was subsequently performed as part of the stage version of Talking Heads, which opened on 11th January, 1996.

  • Casting: 1F

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Doris, a widow, lives alone. Refusing to relinquish her independence, she surreptitiously cleans when her home help, Zulema, is absent. When we meet her, she has just fallen over whilst attempting to dust a picture frame high on the wall. The day goes on; unable to get help, Doris reminisces about her quiet, uneventful life with its joys and sadnesses.

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