The Complete Plays: Men On Women On Men (1978)
Production Details
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Location:
Staging:
Men on Women on Men
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
Yes
Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Studio
End-stage
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
Yes
Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Studio
End-stage
First performance:
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17 June 1978
17 June 1978
8 September 1978
17 June 1978
8 September 1978
Company Details
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Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
David Millard
Fiona Mathieson
Frances Upton
Paul Todd
Amanda Saunders
Paul Todd
David Millard
Fiona Mathieson
Frances Upton
Paul Todd
Amanda Saunders
Actor
Malcolm Hebden
Robin Murphy
Lavinia Bertram
Fiona Mathieson
Malcolm Hebden
Robin Murphy
Lavinia Bertram
Fiona Mathieson
Musicans
David Ebbage
Paul Todd
David Ebbage
Paul Todd
Production Details (BBC Television Broadcast)
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Men on Women on Men
BBC1 North
2 February 1979
9 February 1979
10.15pm
30 mins each
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
David Millard
John Browan & Paul Todd
BBC1 North
2 February 1979
9 February 1979
10.15pm
30 mins each
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
David Millard
John Browan & Paul Todd
Note: This television broadcast marked the television directing debut of Alan Ayckbourn.
Director
Musical Director
Design
Arrangements
Actors
Malcolm Hebden
Lavinia Bertram
Robin Murphy
Alison Skilbeck
Musical Director
Design
Arrangements
Actors
Malcolm Hebden
Lavinia Bertram
Robin Murphy
Alison Skilbeck
Alan Ayckbourn
Paul Todd
David Millard
John Brown & Paul Todd
Musicians
John Harrison (piano)
Nigel Brooke (bass guitar)
Ian Hodgson (drums)
Eric Kershaw (guitar)
Ian Smith (synthesiser)
Peter Birkby (percussion)
John Brown (clarinet / saxophone)
Paul Todd
David Millard
John Brown & Paul Todd
Musicians
John Harrison (piano)
Nigel Brooke (bass guitar)
Ian Hodgson (drums)
Eric Kershaw (guitar)
Ian Smith (synthesiser)
Peter Birkby (percussion)
John Brown (clarinet / saxophone)
Notes
○ Men On Women On Men was the first musical revue by Alan Ayckbourn and Paul Todd, they would go on to write 10 revues and two full-length musicals together.
○ Men On Women On Men was a late night revue produced in the Studio space at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round.
○ The world premiere production of Men On Women On Men was recorded by the BBC and broadcast on BBC 1 (in the north of England only) on 2 and 9 February 1979. The cast featured Alison Skilbeck instead of Fiona Mathieson. Recorded in black and white, it was shown over two nights (Men on Women and Women on Men). Further details can be found on Alan Ayckbourn's official website here.
○ Men On Women On Men was a late night revue produced in the Studio space at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round.
○ The world premiere production of Men On Women On Men was recorded by the BBC and broadcast on BBC 1 (in the north of England only) on 2 and 9 February 1979. The cast featured Alison Skilbeck instead of Fiona Mathieson. Recorded in black and white, it was shown over two nights (Men on Women and Women on Men). Further details can be found on Alan Ayckbourn's official website here.
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All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust