 In 2009 Benn was admitted to hospital and An Evening with Tony Benn , scheduled to take place at London 's Cadogan Hall , was cancelled . He performed his show , The Writing on the Wall , with Roy Bailey at St Mary 's Church , Ashford , Kent , in September 2011 , as part of the arts venue 's first Revelation St Mary 's Season . In July 2011 Benn was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Glamorgan , Wales . 
