New Writing: Alan Ayckbourn
This page lists all the plays written by Alan Ayckbourn and premiered at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round or the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. Further details about all these plays and productions can be found at Alan Ayckbourn’s Official Website www.alanayckbourn.net.Alan Ayckbourn: Scarborough Premieres
Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre
The Square Cat (1959)
Love After All (1959)
Dad's Tale (1960)
Standing Room Only (1961)
Relatively Speaking (1965)
The Sparrow (1967)
How The Other Half Loves (1969)
Family Circles (1970)
Time And Time Again (1971)
Absurd Person Singular (1972)
Living Together (1973)
Table Manners (1973)
Round And Round The Garden (1973)
Absent Friends (1974)
Confusions (1974)
Bedroom Farce (1975)
Just Between Ourselves (1976)
The Square Cat (1959)
Love After All (1959)
Dad's Tale (1960)
Standing Room Only (1961)
Relatively Speaking (1965)
The Sparrow (1967)
How The Other Half Loves (1969)
Family Circles (1970)
Time And Time Again (1971)
Absurd Person Singular (1972)
Living Together (1973)
Table Manners (1973)
Round And Round The Garden (1973)
Absent Friends (1974)
Confusions (1974)
Bedroom Farce (1975)
Just Between Ourselves (1976)
Stephen Joseph Theatre
By Jeeves (1996)
The Champion Of Paribanou (1996)
Things We Do For Love (1997)
Comic Potential (1998)
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (1998)
House & Garden (1999)
Callisto#7 (1999)
Virtual Reality (2000)
Whenever (2000)
GamePlan (2001)
FlatSpin (2001)
RolePlay (2001)
Snake In The Grass (2002)
The Jollies (2002)
Sugar Daddies (2003)
Orvin - Champion Of Champions (2003)
My Sister Sadie (2003)
Drowning On Dry Land (2004)
Private Fears In Public Places (2004)
Miss Yesterday (2004)
Improbable Fiction (2005)
If I Were You (2006)
Life & Beth (2008)
Awaking Beauty (2008)
My Wonderful Day (2009)
Life Of Riley (2010)
Neighbourhood Watch (2011)
Surprises (2012)
Arrivals & Departures (2013)
Roundelay (2014)
Hero’s Welcome (2015)
Consuming Passions (2016)
A Brief History of Women (2017)
Better Off Dead (2018)
Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present (2019)
Anno Domino (2020 - online premiere)
The Girl Next Door (2021)
Family Album (2022)
Constant Companions (2023)
Adaptations
Dear Uncle (2011)
Revues
Cheap & Cheerful (1998)
One Act Plays
Chloë With Love (2013)
The Kidderminster Affair (2013)
No Knowing (2016)
Other Works
The Divide (2015)
The Karaoke Theatre Company (2016)
Plays For Young People
The Princess & The Mouse (2002)
The Ten Magic Bridges (2003)
Miranda’s Magic Mirror (2004)
The Girl Who Lost Her Voice (2005)
By Jeeves (1996)
The Champion Of Paribanou (1996)
Things We Do For Love (1997)
Comic Potential (1998)
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (1998)
House & Garden (1999)
Callisto#7 (1999)
Virtual Reality (2000)
Whenever (2000)
GamePlan (2001)
FlatSpin (2001)
RolePlay (2001)
Snake In The Grass (2002)
The Jollies (2002)
Sugar Daddies (2003)
Orvin - Champion Of Champions (2003)
My Sister Sadie (2003)
Drowning On Dry Land (2004)
Private Fears In Public Places (2004)
Miss Yesterday (2004)
Improbable Fiction (2005)
If I Were You (2006)
Life & Beth (2008)
Awaking Beauty (2008)
My Wonderful Day (2009)
Life Of Riley (2010)
Neighbourhood Watch (2011)
Surprises (2012)
Arrivals & Departures (2013)
Roundelay (2014)
Hero’s Welcome (2015)
Consuming Passions (2016)
A Brief History of Women (2017)
Better Off Dead (2018)
Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present (2019)
Anno Domino (2020 - online premiere)
The Girl Next Door (2021)
Family Album (2022)
Constant Companions (2023)
Adaptations
Dear Uncle (2011)
Revues
Cheap & Cheerful (1998)
One Act Plays
Chloë With Love (2013)
The Kidderminster Affair (2013)
No Knowing (2016)
Other Works
The Divide (2015)
The Karaoke Theatre Company (2016)
Plays For Young People
The Princess & The Mouse (2002)
The Ten Magic Bridges (2003)
Miranda’s Magic Mirror (2004)
The Girl Who Lost Her Voice (2005)
Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round
Ten Times Table (1977)
Joking Apart (1978)
Sisterly Feelings (1979)
Taking Steps (1979)
Suburban Strains (1980)
Season’s Greetings (1980)
Way Upstream (1981)
Making Tracks (1981)
Intimate Exchanges (1982)
It Could Be Any One Of Us (1983)
A Chorus Of Disapproval (1984)
Woman In Mind (1985)
Henceforward... (1987)
Man Of The Moment (1988)
Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays (1988)
The Revengers’ Comedies (1989)
Invisible Friends (1989)
Body Language (1990)
This Is Where We Came In (1990)
Callisto 5 (1990)
Wildest Dreams (1991)
My Very Own Story (1991)
Time Of My Life (1991)
Dreams From A Summer House (1992)
Communicating Doors (1994)
Haunting Julia (1994)
The Musical Jigsaw Play (1994)
A Word From Our Sponsor (1995)
Adaptations
A Trip To Scarborough (1982)
Tons Of Money (1986)
Wolf At The Door (1989)
Revues
Men On Women On Men (1978)
First Course (1980)
Second Helping (1980)
Me, Myself & I (1981)
Incidental Music (1983)
The 7 Deadly Virtues (1984)
The Westwoods (1984)
Boy Meets Girl (1985)
Girl Meets Boy (1985)
Mere Soup Songs (1986)
One Act Plays
A Cut In The Rates (1984)
Plays For Young People
The Inside Outside Slide Show (1989)
Ten Times Table (1977)
Joking Apart (1978)
Sisterly Feelings (1979)
Taking Steps (1979)
Suburban Strains (1980)
Season’s Greetings (1980)
Way Upstream (1981)
Making Tracks (1981)
Intimate Exchanges (1982)
It Could Be Any One Of Us (1983)
A Chorus Of Disapproval (1984)
Woman In Mind (1985)
Henceforward... (1987)
Man Of The Moment (1988)
Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays (1988)
The Revengers’ Comedies (1989)
Invisible Friends (1989)
Body Language (1990)
This Is Where We Came In (1990)
Callisto 5 (1990)
Wildest Dreams (1991)
My Very Own Story (1991)
Time Of My Life (1991)
Dreams From A Summer House (1992)
Communicating Doors (1994)
Haunting Julia (1994)
The Musical Jigsaw Play (1994)
A Word From Our Sponsor (1995)
Adaptations
A Trip To Scarborough (1982)
Tons Of Money (1986)
Wolf At The Door (1989)
Revues
Men On Women On Men (1978)
First Course (1980)
Second Helping (1980)
Me, Myself & I (1981)
Incidental Music (1983)
The 7 Deadly Virtues (1984)
The Westwoods (1984)
Boy Meets Girl (1985)
Girl Meets Boy (1985)
Mere Soup Songs (1986)
One Act Plays
A Cut In The Rates (1984)
Plays For Young People
The Inside Outside Slide Show (1989)
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