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Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE FRSA (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific British playwright and director. He has written and produced as of 2024, 90 full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their ...
Learn about the life and work of Sir Alan Ayckbourn, one of the most prolific and acclaimed playwrights of the modern era. Explore his 90 full-length plays, his directing career, and his archive of over 3,000 pages.
Explore more than 1,000 pages dedicated to Alan Ayckbourn's plays, from his early works to his latest creations. Find play facts, world premieres, adaptations, revues, novels, screenplays and more.
Alan Ayckbourn (born April 12, 1939, London, England) is a successful and prolific British playwright, whose works—mostly farces and comedies—deal with marital and class conflicts and point out the fears and weaknesses of the English lower-middle class.
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Learn about the life and career of Alan Ayckbourn, one of the world's most popular and prolific playwrights and directors. Find out how he started writing, directing and acting in theatre-in-the-round, and how he became a knight for his services to theatre.
Mar 28, 2014 · As his 1980s play A Small Family Business is revived at the National Theatre, Alan Ayckbourn tells Nicholas Wroe why its mood of moral resignation is even more apposite now, and why Scarborough...
The playwright, who is turning 85, shares his story of how he moved from London to Scarborough and became a successful writer and director. He talks about his 90th play, his mentor Stephen Joseph, and his love for the Yorkshire seaside town.
