Articles by Alan Ayckbourn: The Plays
This is an index to articles written by Alan Ayckbourn about his plays. Other articles by Alan Ayckbourn can be found here.Articles by Alan Ayckbourn: The Plays
Absent Friends
○ Absent Friends (year TBC)
○ Preface to Three Plays (1977)
○ What's The Time? (1997)
○ An Author's Notes on Absent Friends (2012)
Absurd Person Singular
○ Correspondence on Absurd Person Singular (year TBC)
○ Preface to Three Plays (1977)
○ Absurd Person Singular (1981)
○ The Writer on Writing (1989)
○ How We Made Absurd Person Singular (2012)
Arrivals & Departures
○ Arrivals & Departures (2013)
○ Preface to Plays 6 (2018)
Bedroom Farce
○ Bedroom Farce (year TBC)
○ Preface to Three Plays (1977)
○ Trevor & Susannah (1990)
○ Bedroom Farce (2000)
○ Thoughts on Jan (2004)
Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
○ Welcome to Ecraf (2019)
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
○ The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (2001)
A Brief History Of Women
○ Introduction to Plays 6 (2018)
By Jeeves
○ By Jeeves (1996)
Callisto 5
○ Callisto 5 (1990)
The Champion of Paribanou
○ The Champion Of Paribanou (1998)
A Chorus of Disapproval
○ A Chorus Of Disapproval (1984)
○ Staging A Chorus Of Disapproval (1990)
○ Introduction to Plays 1 (1995)
Christmas V Mastermind
○ Christmas V Mastermind (1962)
Comic Potential
○ Notes on Comic Potential (1998)
Communicating Doors
○ A Little Thing Entitled… (1994)
○ Notes on Directing Communicating Doors (1997)
○ Communicating Doors (2000)
○ Communicating Doors (2010)
Confusions
○ Confusions (1999)
○ Confusions (2003)
Damsels in Distress
○ Damsels In Distress (2001)
○ Damsels In Distress (2002)
○ Preface to Damsels In Distress (2002)
○ Damsels In Distress (2016)
Drowning On Dry Land
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 3 (2005)
Family Circles
○ The Story So Far… (1970)
○ Family Circles (1978)
The Forest
○ Invading The Body Ostrovsky (1999)
Haunting Julia
○ Haunting Julia (1999)
○ Preface to Plays 3 (2005)
Henceforward…
○ What Inspired Me To Write Henceforward… (1992)
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 1 (1995)
○ Jerome & Corinna (1998)
○ The Inspiration Behind Henceforward… (year TBC)
House & Garden
○ House & Garden (2000)
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 4 (2011)
How The Other Half Loves
○ How The Other Half Loves (1969)
○ How The Other Half Loves (1973)
If I Were You
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Intimate Exchanges
○ Intimate Exchanges (1986)
Invisible Friends
○ Invisible Friends (1989)
○ Preface to Plays 2 (1998)
Jeeves / By Jeeves
○ A Meeting With A Living Legend (1996)
Joking Apart
○ Preface to Joking Apart & Other Plays (1979)
○ Writing Joking Apart (1986)
○ Joking Apart (2002)
○ Notes on Hugh (2013)
Just Between Ourselves
○ Preface to Joking Apart & Other Plays (1979)
○ Thoughts on Dennis (1992)
○ Thoughts on Just Between Ourselves (1992)
○ Absent Friends (year TBC)
○ Preface to Three Plays (1977)
○ What's The Time? (1997)
○ An Author's Notes on Absent Friends (2012)
Absurd Person Singular
○ Correspondence on Absurd Person Singular (year TBC)
○ Preface to Three Plays (1977)
○ Absurd Person Singular (1981)
○ The Writer on Writing (1989)
○ How We Made Absurd Person Singular (2012)
Arrivals & Departures
○ Arrivals & Departures (2013)
○ Preface to Plays 6 (2018)
Bedroom Farce
○ Bedroom Farce (year TBC)
○ Preface to Three Plays (1977)
○ Trevor & Susannah (1990)
○ Bedroom Farce (2000)
○ Thoughts on Jan (2004)
Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
○ Welcome to Ecraf (2019)
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
○ The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (2001)
A Brief History Of Women
○ Introduction to Plays 6 (2018)
By Jeeves
○ By Jeeves (1996)
Callisto 5
○ Callisto 5 (1990)
The Champion of Paribanou
○ The Champion Of Paribanou (1998)
A Chorus of Disapproval
○ A Chorus Of Disapproval (1984)
○ Staging A Chorus Of Disapproval (1990)
○ Introduction to Plays 1 (1995)
Christmas V Mastermind
○ Christmas V Mastermind (1962)
Comic Potential
○ Notes on Comic Potential (1998)
Communicating Doors
○ A Little Thing Entitled… (1994)
○ Notes on Directing Communicating Doors (1997)
○ Communicating Doors (2000)
○ Communicating Doors (2010)
Confusions
○ Confusions (1999)
○ Confusions (2003)
Damsels in Distress
○ Damsels In Distress (2001)
○ Damsels In Distress (2002)
○ Preface to Damsels In Distress (2002)
○ Damsels In Distress (2016)
Drowning On Dry Land
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 3 (2005)
Family Circles
○ The Story So Far… (1970)
○ Family Circles (1978)
The Forest
○ Invading The Body Ostrovsky (1999)
Haunting Julia
○ Haunting Julia (1999)
○ Preface to Plays 3 (2005)
Henceforward…
○ What Inspired Me To Write Henceforward… (1992)
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 1 (1995)
○ Jerome & Corinna (1998)
○ The Inspiration Behind Henceforward… (year TBC)
House & Garden
○ House & Garden (2000)
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 4 (2011)
How The Other Half Loves
○ How The Other Half Loves (1969)
○ How The Other Half Loves (1973)
If I Were You
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Intimate Exchanges
○ Intimate Exchanges (1986)
Invisible Friends
○ Invisible Friends (1989)
○ Preface to Plays 2 (1998)
Jeeves / By Jeeves
○ A Meeting With A Living Legend (1996)
Joking Apart
○ Preface to Joking Apart & Other Plays (1979)
○ Writing Joking Apart (1986)
○ Joking Apart (2002)
○ Notes on Hugh (2013)
Just Between Ourselves
○ Preface to Joking Apart & Other Plays (1979)
○ Thoughts on Dennis (1992)
○ Thoughts on Just Between Ourselves (1992)
The Karaoke Theatre Company
○ The Karaoke Company: A Brief History (2016)
Life & Beth
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Life Of Riley
○ In Order of Non-Appearance (2010)
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Man of the Moment
○ Preface to Plays 1 (1995)
Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays
○ Live & Dangerous (1992)
Mr Whatnot
○ Mr Whatnot (1968)
○ Mr Whatnot (1969)
○ Mr Whatnot (1976)
My Very Own Story
○ Preface to Plays 2 (1998)
My Wonderful Day
○ Welcome To Winnie's Wonderful World (2009)
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
The Norman Conquests
○ The Norman Conquests (1974)
○ Article for Greenwich Theatre (1974)
○ The Correct Way To See The Norman Conquests (1974)
○ Introduction to The Norman Conquests (1976)
○ Writing and Staging The Norman Conquests (1974)
Orvin: Champion of Champions
○ Preface to Orvin: Champion of Champions (2003)
Private Fears In Public Places
○ Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
○ Preface to Plays 3 (2005)
Relatively Speaking
○ Relatively Speaking (1968)
○ Relatively Speaking (1970)
○ Relatively Speaking (1977)
○ The Crafty Art of Playmaking (2002)
The Revengers' Comedies
○ Thoughts on Karen (1989)
○ Preface to Plays 4 (2011)
Season's Greetings
○ Season’s Greetings (year TBC)
Sisterly Feelings
○ Preface to Sisterly Feelings / Taking Steps (1981)
○ Writing About Sisters… (1989)
○ Thoughts on Sisterly Feelings (2000)
A Small Family Business
○ A Small Family Business: A Response (1987)
○ Preface to Plays 1 (1995)
○ A Small Family Business (year TBC)
Snake In The Grass
○ Things That Go Bump (2002)
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Sugar Daddies
○ The Gentle Art of Self Deception (2003)
○ Preface to Plays 3 (2005)
Surprises
○ Surprises (2012)
Taking Steps
○ Introduction to Sisterly Feelings / Taking Steps (1981)
○ Taking Steps (year TBC)
○ Thoughts on Taking Steps (year TBC)
Ten Times Table
○ Introduction to Joking Apart & Other Plays (1977)
Things We Do For Love
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 4 (2011)
This Is Where We Came In
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 2 (1998)
○ Great Aunt Repititus (2008)
Time & Time Again
○ Time & Time Again (1986)
○ Time & Time Again (year TBC)
Time Of My Life
○ Time Was… (1992)
Tons of Money
○ Tons of Money (1986)
A Trip To Scarborough
○ Thoughts on A Trip To Scarborough (2003)
Way Upstream
○ What is Way Upstream? (1988)
○ Way Upstream (year TBC)
○ Thoughts on Way Upstream (year TBC)
Whenever
○ A Word on Whenever (2000)
Wildest Dreams
○ Thoughts on Wildest Dreams (1996)
○ Wildest Dreams (year TBC)
Woman In Mind
○ Thoughts on Susan (1990)
○ Discussing Woman In Mind (1994)
○ Thoughts on Woman In Mind (2005)
○ The Karaoke Company: A Brief History (2016)
Life & Beth
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Life Of Riley
○ In Order of Non-Appearance (2010)
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Man of the Moment
○ Preface to Plays 1 (1995)
Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays
○ Live & Dangerous (1992)
Mr Whatnot
○ Mr Whatnot (1968)
○ Mr Whatnot (1969)
○ Mr Whatnot (1976)
My Very Own Story
○ Preface to Plays 2 (1998)
My Wonderful Day
○ Welcome To Winnie's Wonderful World (2009)
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
The Norman Conquests
○ The Norman Conquests (1974)
○ Article for Greenwich Theatre (1974)
○ The Correct Way To See The Norman Conquests (1974)
○ Introduction to The Norman Conquests (1976)
○ Writing and Staging The Norman Conquests (1974)
Orvin: Champion of Champions
○ Preface to Orvin: Champion of Champions (2003)
Private Fears In Public Places
○ Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
○ Preface to Plays 3 (2005)
Relatively Speaking
○ Relatively Speaking (1968)
○ Relatively Speaking (1970)
○ Relatively Speaking (1977)
○ The Crafty Art of Playmaking (2002)
The Revengers' Comedies
○ Thoughts on Karen (1989)
○ Preface to Plays 4 (2011)
Season's Greetings
○ Season’s Greetings (year TBC)
Sisterly Feelings
○ Preface to Sisterly Feelings / Taking Steps (1981)
○ Writing About Sisters… (1989)
○ Thoughts on Sisterly Feelings (2000)
A Small Family Business
○ A Small Family Business: A Response (1987)
○ Preface to Plays 1 (1995)
○ A Small Family Business (year TBC)
Snake In The Grass
○ Things That Go Bump (2002)
○ Preface to Plays 5 (2011)
Sugar Daddies
○ The Gentle Art of Self Deception (2003)
○ Preface to Plays 3 (2005)
Surprises
○ Surprises (2012)
Taking Steps
○ Introduction to Sisterly Feelings / Taking Steps (1981)
○ Taking Steps (year TBC)
○ Thoughts on Taking Steps (year TBC)
Ten Times Table
○ Introduction to Joking Apart & Other Plays (1977)
Things We Do For Love
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 4 (2011)
This Is Where We Came In
○ Preface to Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 2 (1998)
○ Great Aunt Repititus (2008)
Time & Time Again
○ Time & Time Again (1986)
○ Time & Time Again (year TBC)
Time Of My Life
○ Time Was… (1992)
Tons of Money
○ Tons of Money (1986)
A Trip To Scarborough
○ Thoughts on A Trip To Scarborough (2003)
Way Upstream
○ What is Way Upstream? (1988)
○ Way Upstream (year TBC)
○ Thoughts on Way Upstream (year TBC)
Whenever
○ A Word on Whenever (2000)
Wildest Dreams
○ Thoughts on Wildest Dreams (1996)
○ Wildest Dreams (year TBC)
Woman In Mind
○ Thoughts on Susan (1990)
○ Discussing Woman In Mind (1994)
○ Thoughts on Woman In Mind (2005)
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