The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British drama film adapted by Alan Bennett from his 1999 hit West End play of the same name, which was nominated at the 2000 Olivier Awards for Play of the Year. Starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, it tells the true story about an elderly woman called Mary Shepherd who lived in a battered van on Bennett’s driveway for 15 years. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Smith has played Shepherd twice before, in the original 1999 theatrical production, which scored her a Best Actress nomination at the 2000 Olivier Awards, and in a 2009 Radio 4 adaptation.
Thursday 28 April, 1pm
£3 (12A) 104 minutes
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