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Alan Ayckbourn Research Hub

 

Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website was created in 2002 by Alan Ayckbourn's Archivist Simon

Murgatroyd, who has been Alan Ayckbourn's Archivist since 2009. The website is the single

most comprehensive resource dedicated to Alan Ayckbourn on the internet. The aim of the

website is to provide a free, reliable and accurate resource dedicated to the entirety of Alan

Ayckbourn's life in theatre emphasising his careers in playwriting and directing.

 

The website currently encompasses approximately 3,500 pages with material drawn from The

Ayckbourn Archive at the University Of York, The Bob Watson Archive at the Stephen Joseph

Theatre, private collections as well as original research. It is split into nine major sections with

each of these having various sub-sections. Details of the sections and subsections can be found

below and further information can be found at the website index section here.

 

Alan Ayckbourn's Website

www.alanayckbourn.net is the single largest and most comprehensive guide to the plays and career of Alan Ayckbourn on the internet.

 

The heart of the website is the Plays section with every Ayckbourn play having a dedicated section offering in-depth details about the play.


Details about the playwright's life and directing career can be found in the Biography section, whilst a comprehensive at-a-glance guide to all aspects of his life and career can be found in the Encyclopedia.

 

The website was created by and is administered by Alan Ayckbourn's Archivist Simon Murgatroyd.

 

Contact Simon Murgatroyd:

ayckbourn@gmail.com

 

The website also comprises:

 

The Alan Ayckbourn News Blog

 

The Ayckbourn Twitter page








   

A Guide To Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website

 
   
Encyclopedia Comprehensive at-a-glance guide to Alan Ayckbourn's career, plays, publications, media adaptations and key figures with links to more in-depth coverage on the website.  
Plays The heart of the website includes an extensive subsection for every play written
by Alan Ayckbourn as well as a guide to premieres, availability and performance
rights.
 
Biography Biographical details about Alan Ayckbourn as well as year-by-year chronology, awards, guides to his acting and directing careers, Ayckbourn FAQs as well as sections on his careers at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, National Theatre and the BBC.  
Publications A guide to publications by and about Alan Ayckbourn including a comprehensive guide to published play-texts, books about Alan Ayckbourn as well as unpublished play details.  
TV, Film & Radio A comprehensive look at Alan Ayckbourn's plays which have been adapted for TV,
film and radio including availability as well as details of recordings of his musicals
and a listing of major television and radio documentaries featuring Alan Ayckbourn.
 
Miscellany From here, you can access the guides to Alan Ayckbourn's acting and directing
careers, a guide to actors in his plays, the research section as well as other
useful downloads.
 
News The News pages offers links to the Ayckbourn News Blog and Twitter page as well
as all the latest Ayckbourns and a guide to frothcoming significant Ayckbourn
events and productions as well as a professional / amateur production listing.
 
Index A By Subject Index and a Section Index for Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website as
well as a website-specific search engine, a links page, copyright details and
website FAQs.
 
The Shop The Ayckbourn Shop, in conjunction with amazon.co.uk, offers links to Amazon for Alan Ayckbourn's play-texts, play collections, Ayckbourn ebooks, books about the
playwright and Ayckbourn plays on DVD and CD.
 
     
 

If you have any queries about this page or anything else on the website, please do not hesitate to contact the administrator at admin@alanayckbourn.net.