ALAN BENNETT’S famous series of monologues Talking Heads are being revived by the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

The six one-person plays will be performed in rep this month ahead of the Leeds theatre’s major redevelopment.

Originally written for BBC Television and broadcast between 1988 and 1998, they were made famous by the likes of Thora Hird, Julie Walters and Maggie Smith.

The emotionally-charged monologues follow the everyday lives of ordinary people.

Three of the Players are returning to the Playhouse following their presentation in 2014 as part of the Alan Bennett season, with the original actors in the roles.

These are A Bed Among the Lentils, A Chip in the Sugar and A Lady of Letters, played by Cate Hamer, Chris Chilton and Vanessa Rosenthal.

Joining the company are Flo Wilson as Peggy in A Woman of No Importance, Marlene Sidaway as Doris in A Cream Cracker Under the Settee, and Tina Gray as Muriel in Soldiering On.

Before playing in its Courtyard Theatre, the Playhouse will tour Talking Heads to all 29 Leeds postcodes, in a celebration of its relationships with communities and organisations across the city.

Chosen through an open call out, Talking Heads In Your Living Room gives local Leeds residents the chance to host one of the iconic monologues in their own home.

West Yorkshire Playhouse Associate Director Amy Leach said: “As one of the country’s best loved playwrights, and a famous son of Leeds, it’s an honour to be staging this ambitious project based around six of Bennett’s iconic monologues with a team of brilliant actors and creatives.

“His monologues celebrate the minutiae of the lives of people living in this city and feel a fitting tribute to close this chapter in the life of our Courtyard Theatre.

“As an organisation deeply rooted in our local community, I’m also so excited to share them city-wide when they tour to homes and living rooms across all 29 postcodes of Leeds.”

Call 0113 213 7700 or visit wyp.org.uk to book tickets. Talking Heads runs from June 14 to 23.