A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
by Alan Bennett
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Readers find 'A Cream Cracker Under the Settee' deeply moving and impactful. The emotional depth resonates strongly, leaving a lasting impression on the audience.
Synopsis
Doris, a widow, lives alone.
Refusing to relinquish her independence, she surreptitiously cleans when her home help, Zulema, is absent.
When we meet her, she has just fallen over whilst attempting to dust a picture frame high on the wall.
The day goes on; unable to get help, Doris reminisces about her quiet, uneventful life with its joys and sadnesses.
Publication
A Cream Cracker Under the Settee is a play written by Alan Bennett and published by Samuel French (1998).
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