The Complete Plays: Private Fears In Public Places (1994)

Note: Private Fears In Public Places by Alan Ayckbourn was announced in the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round's winter 1993 / 1994 brochure. However, despite tickets being sold for the play, it was never written and instead replaced by Communicating Doors. This page contains what details were announced of the production for historical research. Dates, company members and staging details are included to indicate what was planned for the play had it been performed.

Alan Ayckbourn actually did write a play called Private Fears in Public Places in 2004, but it bears no resemblance to this advertised but unwritten play from 1994; he just recycled the title.
Production Details
Title:
Author:
New Play:

Venue:
Location:
Staging:
Private Fears in Public Places
Alan Ayckbourn
Yes

Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Main house (Round)
Round
Advertised opening:
Advertised closing:
27 January 1994
26 February 1994
Company Details
Director:
Lighting:
Design:
Alan Ayckbourn
Mick Hughes
Roger Glossop
Character
Details not announced
Actor
Details not announced
Notes
○ Private Fears In Public Places was scheduled as the first new play of 1994 to be performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round. However, when Alan found difficulties in writing it, it was replaced in the schedule by a different new Ayckbourn play Communicating Doors.
○ The play was extensively advertised in the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round's winter 1993 / 1994 brochure and in the media. The play's plot was advertised in the brochure as: “At the airport, Jessica waves a fond farewell to he husband. Then a chance encounter changes her life. How well does she know, how far she can trust herself?”
○ In 2004, Alan Ayckbourn re-used the title Private Fears In Public Places for a new play. However, the play has nothing in common with the play originally intended for that title.
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All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust