Astro Asks: Did You Have Something To Add?

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In summary, Astro and PF discuss a possible technical issue on the website, followed by Astro's intended post about English playwright Alan Bennett. Bennett was born in Leeds, schooled in Cambridge and Oxford, and gained fame with his play "Beyond the Fringe" at the Edinburgh Festival. He later contributed to Monty Python's Flying Circus and has written several books. His latest play, "The History Boys," opened at the National Theatre in 2004 and may still be playing. Bennett has also had success in film as an actor and writer.
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Astro, did you intend to add something here?
 
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I thought I did post something there - but I have no idea what happened to it. Neat trick you did there though.

I wonder if I posted at the moment that PF had one of those electronic infarctions? :biggrin:

I wonder how I managed to start a thread without a post? I thought that was impossible, unless I have stumbled across a hidden secret side door into PF. :biggrin:
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This what I thought I had posted.

I heard a delightful interview with Alan Bennett on April 23, and I was really impressed by his work. So I am inspired to learn more about this English gentleman and his provocative work.

Weekend Edition Sunday, April 23, 2006 · The History Boys has been a smash hit since its 2004 debut at London's National Theater. Playwright Alan Bennett is a national treasure in Britain. But will his story about English schoolboys translate to Broadway?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5357884


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bennett
Born in Leeds, Bennett was schooled at Leeds Modern School (a state grammar school), learned Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists during his National Service, and gained a place at Cambridge University. However, having spent time in Cambridge during national service, and partly wishing to follow the object of his unrequited love, he decided to apply for a scholarship at Oxford University. He went on to take a first-class degree in history from Exeter College, Oxford. He was to remain at Oxford for several years studying Medieval History before realising he was not cut out to be an academic.

He claims that as an adolescent he assumed he would grow up to be a Church of England clergyman, for no better reason than he looked like one.

In August 1960, Bennett, along with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller, and Peter Cook, achieved instant fame by appearing at the Edinburgh Festival in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe.
Bennett contributed to Monty Python's Flying Circus

An editorial review of Bennett's Untold Stories at the Guardian -
http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biography/0,6121,1592526,00.html

Bennett's latest play "The History Boys" opened at the National Theatre May 2004 - http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7785 may still be playing, and it is apparently to open on Broadway.

Film - Actor/Writer - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003141/
 
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If so, please let me know what it is so I can address it. If not, I am happy to continue the conversation or answer any other questions you may have.
 

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