Alan Ayckbourn: Research Hub

Alan Ayckbourn Interviews & Articles

This section of the website contains various interviews with Alan Ayckbourn and articles about the playwright. The centre-piece of the Interviews section is an exclusive transcript of the entire interview between Alan Yentob and Alan Ayckbourn for the BBC Imagine series broadcast in 2012. Less than a quarter of the interview was broadcast in Alan Ayckbourn: Greetings From Scarborough and the BBC has kindly given permission for the website to reprint a transcript of the entire interview. Click on an interview / article title below to visit the relevant page.

Alan Yentob Interview (2011) - pt.1 - pt.2 - pt.3 - pt.4 A four-part transcript of an interview between Alan Yentob and Alan Ayckbourn for the BBC Imagine series. Alan Ayckbourn and Ben Travers (1983) A conversation between Alan Ayckbourn and Ben Travers published in the programme for Alan's production of the farce Tons Of Money. The First Published Ayckbourn Interview (1963) A reproduction of the earliest media interview with Alan Ayckbourn known to exist, looking at Mr Whatnot. Aycbourn At 50 (1989) An article from Alan Ayckbourn's 50th birthday souvenir programme in which he looks at all his full-length plays.	A Westwood Diary (1996) An article by Alan Ayckbourn from the final Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round souvenir programme looking at the past 20 years. Ayckbourn At 70 (2009) An article from Alan Ayckbourn's 70th birthday souvenir programme which offers the playwrights views on all his full-length plays. Alan Ayckbourn Official Website Interview (2011) Alan Ayckbourn talks to his website about Neighbourhood Watch, Dear Uncle, New York and new plays at the Stephen Joseph Theatre. University Of York interview (2011) University Of York Development Manager Paul Tyack talks to Alan about the transfer of the Ayckbourn Archive to York.


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