<i>Talking Heads </i>places Alan Bennett in the highest tier of English dramatic writers
New York Times
His finest achievement - indeed masterpiece wouldn't be too strong a word
The Daily Telegraph
Bennett's genius is his ability to satirize humanely. [His] prose is like stained glass: if you stare at it, you see things you missed
New York Times Book Review
It's hardly a revelation to say that Alan Bennett has proved himself a master of the modern dramatic monologue... One of the finest dramatic achievements of the past few decades.
Scotsman