Alan Bennett’s brilliant scripts combine hilarious comedy with witty observations about human nature. Join as John Lofthouse brings two of his popular monologues to life at St Peter’s Church in Ropley, Hampshire

A chip in the sugar tells the story of Graham, a middle-aged man who lives with his mother, who finds his life turned upside down when his mother meets an old flame.

Bed among the lentils finds Susan, an alcoholic and unfulfilled Vicar’s wife , in a relationship with an Indian grocer.