Communicating Doors (1994)

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Alan Ayckbourn
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Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Main house (Round)
Round

27 January 1994
2 February 1994
14 May 1994
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Alan Ayckbourn
Mick Hughes
Roger Glossop
John Pattison
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Character
Julian
Poopay
Reece
Ruella
Harold
Jessica
Philip Rees
Jo Alexander
Emma Gordon

Actor
Richard Durden
Adie Allen
John Hudson
Liz Crowther
Nick Stringer
Sara Markland

Why is this play significant?

One of Alan Ayckbourn's biggest successes of the period going on to an award-winning West End run and a Moliére Award winning production in France. The original production is notable though for featuring Adie Allen

Notes

○ Communicating Doors was a late change to the announced schedule and replaced Private Fears In Public Places.
○ Communicating Doors was reported to be be the fastest selling show in the theatre’s history, selling out just one week into its run. As a result of this its run was extended with a two week additional run from 30 March followed by extra weeks of performance from 26 April and 10 May.

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All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.