Home > Literature and the Arts > Performing Arts > Theater: Biographies

Research topic:Sir Alan Ayckbourn

Find more facts and information on our topic page about Sir Alan Ayckbourn

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-356249.html" title="Facts and informations about Sir Alan Ayckbourn">Sir Alan Ayckbourn</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Sir Alan Ayckbourn

From: Encyclopedia Britannica | Date: 2007 | Copyright information

(born April 12, 1939, London, Eng.) British playwright. He began acting with the Stephen Joseph Co. in Scarborough, Yorkshire, where he also wrote his earliest plays under the pseudonym Roland Allen (1959–61). Most of his plays premiered at the company's theatre, where he was artistic director beginning in 1970. He has written over 50 plays, mostly farces and comedies that deal with marital and class conflicts, including Relatively Speaking (1967), Absurd Person Singular (1972), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1973), Intimate Exchanges (1982), and Communicating Doors (1995).For more information on Ayckbourn, Sir Alan, visit Britannica.com.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Sir Alan Ayckbourn." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 6 Jan. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Sir Alan Ayckbourn." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (January 6, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-356249.html

"Sir Alan Ayckbourn." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2007. Retrieved January 06, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-356249.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	NewsBriefs: Sir Alan's stroke.(News) Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 3/1/2006; 16 words ; PLAYWRIGHT Sir Alan Ayckbourn, 66, is recovering from a stroke in hospital in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Read more
	The unbearable lightness of Ayckbourn. (British playwright Alan Ayckbourn) Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/7/1998; 700+ words ; ...Gielgud Theatre this week. Yet Sir Alan Ayckbourn's reputation remains two-sided...of truth in the caricature. Sir Alan started off writing farce...destructive weaknesses. Although Sir Alan professes to create his spectrum...tended to be female-oriented. Sir Alan ... Read more
	Sir Alan Ayckbourn replacement revealed. Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 5/31/2008; 355 words ; ...well-known operas, will replace Sir Alan Ayckbourn at the Stephen Joseph Theatre...director. Mr Monks will succeed Sir Alan in the new year for the...follow Stephen Joseph and Alan Ayckbourn, to provide the artistic...more people to enjoy it. Sir Alan announced ... Read more
	Reviews:Alan Ayckbourn:Ayckbourn happy in the middle of the road Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 8/12/2003; ; 247 words ; Alan Ayckbourn, Edinburgh Book Festival, Main Theatre ** ALAN AYCKBOURN'S plays were once described...Yesterday's Book Festival found Sir Alan warming to this theme, while...consideration as he wrote. Sir Alan** is unpretentious, unfussy...letters to newspaper editors, ... Read more
	Sir Alan celebrates. Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 4/14/2008; 65 words ; SCARBOROUGH playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is celebrating his 70th year this week. Sir Alan, who was born in April 1939 has written 71 plays and his birth was highlighted in the Guardian this Saturday. The article recalled... Read more
	Theatre's Sir Alan in stroke.(News) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 3/2/2006; 153 words ; ...LUCY THORNTON TOP playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn is recovering in hospital after a stroke. It has affected Sir Alan's left side making it difficult...meantime I am in excellent hands Sir Alan's wife Heather has been at...said: The stroke has affected Sir Alan's ... Read more
	Sir Alan's all set to bounce back. Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 8/3/2006; 208 words ; SIR Alan Ayckbourn is set to complete a job...since leaving hospital, Sir Alan thanked everyone who had...believe what was happening. Sir Alan, who officially opened...now in his front room. Sir Alan said: My hand is still... Read more
	Sir Alan speaks of Winner feud. Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 7/6/2007; 94 words ; SCARBOROUGH playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn has spoken about his feud with...restaurant critic turned up at Sir Alan's London flat and refused to leave...at the end of the day, revealed Sir Alan in a national newspaper interview... Read more
	Fired, hired or uninspired... Does Sir Alan's formula really do the business? Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Post; 6/12/2008; 700+ words ; Sir Alan Sugar has finally chosen Lee McQueen as...THE would-be proteges unctuously refer to Sir Alan as "the Master" and suchlike. For 12 weeks...they can loudly voice their loathing of Sir Alan; others just love the constant aggro, as... Read more
	Sir Alan comes under the spotlight. Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 5/26/2008; 128 words ; SCARBOROUGH playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn treated students to a talk about his work. Sir Alan was questioned by his...During the conversation Sir Alan covered his work, directing...appreciation of his work. Sir Alan will premiere his 71st... Read more

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Sir Alan Ayckbourn Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...those in the social spheres above and below them. Since 1970, Ayckbourn has been artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Company in...and a paired comedy of manners, House and Garden (2001). Ayckbourn, who was knighted in 1997, has also written musicals and plays... Read more
	Lloyd Webber, (Sir) Andrew Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Lloyd Webber, (Sir) Andrew ( b London, 1948). Eng. composer. With Tim Rice ( b 1944) as...Superstar (1970), and Evita (1976). Wrote Jeeves (1975) on text by Alan Ayckbourn, Variations (1978) for vc. and jazz ens. (for brother Julian Lloyd... Read more
	Hordern, Sir Michael Murray Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Hordern, Sir Michael Murray (1911–95), English...Night . After appearing in the West End as Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington in Shaw's The...The Physicists for the RSC (1963) with Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking (1967) and Tom Stoppard... Read more
	Globe Theatre Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Bolt's A Man for All Seasons (1960), with Scofield as Sir Thomas More. In 1966 Terence Frisby's There's a Girl in...Gardens , 1980); Michael Frayn ( Donkeys' Years , 1976); and Alan Ayckbourn ( The Norman Conquests , 1974, Ten Times Table , 1978... Read more