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''Talking Heads'' is a series of dramatic monologues written for BBC television by British playwright Alan Bennett. The two series were first broadcast in 1988 and 1998, and have since been broadcast on BBC Radio and included on the A-level and GCSE English Literature syllabus. A West End theatre production, also entitled ''Talking Heads'', opened at the Comedy Theatre in January 1992 for a 10-week season, starring Patricia Routledge and Alan Bennett, who also directed, plus piano interludes by Jeremy Sams.〔Theatre Record, Volume XII (1992)〕 A few episodes also aired on PBS in the United States as part of its ''Masterpiece Theatre'' programme. In 2002, seven of the pieces were performed at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles for a highly praised engagement. In 2003, several of the monologues were staged in New York City at the Off-Broadway Minetta Theatre. The entire series is now available on DVD and also in published form. ==Summary== There are two series of ''Talking Heads'', six monologues in each, along with an earlier (1982) play, ''A Woman of No Importance'', which, while not released alongside ''Talking Heads'', generally fits into the canon. Although the plays deal with a variety of subjects, there are certain recurring themes, such as death, illness, guilt and isolation. Most of the plays give some hint as to where they are set, mostly in Leeds, although not (as Bennett stresses) the "real" Leeds, but rather one that exists in his head.〔The Complete Talking Heads, 2008, xi〕 For example, Matthias Robinsons, in which Miss Fozzard works, closed in the 1970s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Talking Heads (series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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