A Visit From Miss Prothero

Written by Alan Bennett Directed by Tom Barber

Kafka’s Dick is one of Alan Bennett’s less performed pieces, and yet it has some great one-liners and an interesting message about fame. It is especially relevant in these days of ‘celebrity’. Set in the 1980s in a Yorkshire suburban dwelling, Kafka aficionado Sydney and his wife Linda are visited by Franz Kafka and his friend Max Brod who are both long dead. Together they examine the nature of notoriety and how the small details of a person’s life can eclipse their real talent. A bizarre, indeed Kafkaesque premise for a play.