The Habit Of Art

Alan Bennett’s complex play-within-a-play tackles the friendship between W.H. Auden and Benjamin Britten. Adrian plays Donald, an actor playing Humphrey Carpenter – the radio journalist who would eventually become biographer for both Auden and Britten – and becomes paranoid that his role is little more than a literary device.

The Habit of Art was broadcast to cinemas worldwide on 22nd April 2010 as part of the National's NT Live scheme.