The Complete Plays: Body Language (1990)

Production Details
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Body Language
Alan Ayckbourn
Yes

Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Main house (Round)
Round
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16 May 1990
21 May 1990
8 September 1990
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Alan Ayckbourn
Mick Hughes
Roger Glossop

Richard Pattison
Marina Kilby
Lynda Snowden
Kate Rhodes James
Danny McGrath
Patricia Swales
Character
Hravic Zyergefoovc, a surgeon
Freya Roope, his assistant
Benjamin Cooper, a surgeon
Ronnie Weston, an agent
Angie Dell, a model
Derek Short, a photographer
Jo Knapton, a reporter
Mal Bennet, a musician
Actor
Nigel Anthony
Cecily Hobbs
Geoffrey Whitehead
Timothy Kightley
Lia Williams
Peter Forbes
Tam Hoskyns
Robert McCulley
Notes
○ Body Language was initially criticised for its over-long running time (approximately three hours) and whilst the original production did undergo slight editing to reduce the running time, it was not until 1999 when the play was revived that it was extensively revised for production with a shorter running time.
Links
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust