Alan Ayckbourn: The Plays - In Depth
Click on a section or play title to explore more than 1,000 pages dedicated to Alan Ayckbourn's plays.The Definitive Play List: The Full Length Plays
As of 2025, Alan Ayckbourn had written 91 full-length plays. Click on a play title for in-depth details.1959…..The Square Cat
1959…..Love After All
1960…..Dad's Tale
1961…..Standing Room Only
1962…..Christmas V Mastermind
1963…..Mr Whatnot
1965…..Relatively Speaking
1967…..The Sparrow
1969…..How The Other Half Loves
1970…..Family Circles
1971…..Time And Time Again
1972…..Absurd Person Singular
1973…..The Norman Conquests - comprising
1973…..Table Manners
1973…..Living Together
1973…..Round And Round The Garden
1974…..Absent Friends
1974…..Confusions
1975…..Jeeves - subsequently
1975…..By Jeeves (1996)
1975…..Bedroom Farce
1976…..Just Between Ourselves
1977…..Ten Times Table
1978…..Joking Apart
1979…..Sisterly Feelings
1979…..Taking Steps
1980…..Suburban Strains
1980…..Season’s Greetings
1981…..Way Upstream
1981…..Making Tracks
1982…..Intimate Exchanges
1983…..It Could Be Any One Of Us
1984…..A Chorus Of Disapproval
1985…..Woman In Mind
1987…..A Small Family Business
1987…..Henceforward...
1988…..Man Of The Moment
1988…..Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays
1989…..The Revengers’ Comedies
1989…..Invisible Friends
1990…..Body Language
1990…..This Is Where We Came In
1990…..Callisto 5 - subsequently
1990…..Callisto#7 (1999)
1991…..Wildest Dreams
1991…..My Very Own Story
1992…..Time Of My Life
1959…..Love After All
1960…..Dad's Tale
1961…..Standing Room Only
1962…..Christmas V Mastermind
1963…..Mr Whatnot
1965…..Relatively Speaking
1967…..The Sparrow
1969…..How The Other Half Loves
1970…..Family Circles
1971…..Time And Time Again
1972…..Absurd Person Singular
1973…..The Norman Conquests - comprising
1973…..Table Manners
1973…..Living Together
1973…..Round And Round The Garden
1974…..Absent Friends
1974…..Confusions
1975…..Jeeves - subsequently
1975…..By Jeeves (1996)
1975…..Bedroom Farce
1976…..Just Between Ourselves
1977…..Ten Times Table
1978…..Joking Apart
1979…..Sisterly Feelings
1979…..Taking Steps
1980…..Suburban Strains
1980…..Season’s Greetings
1981…..Way Upstream
1981…..Making Tracks
1982…..Intimate Exchanges
1983…..It Could Be Any One Of Us
1984…..A Chorus Of Disapproval
1985…..Woman In Mind
1987…..A Small Family Business
1987…..Henceforward...
1988…..Man Of The Moment
1988…..Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays
1989…..The Revengers’ Comedies
1989…..Invisible Friends
1990…..Body Language
1990…..This Is Where We Came In
1990…..Callisto 5 - subsequently
1990…..Callisto#7 (1999)
1991…..Wildest Dreams
1991…..My Very Own Story
1992…..Time Of My Life
1992…..Dreams From A Summer House
1994…..Communicating Doors
1994…..Haunting Julia
1994…..The Musical Jigsaw Play
1995…..A Word From Our Sponsor
1996…..The Champion Of Paribanou
1997…..Things We Do For Love
1998…..Comic Potential
1998…..The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
1999…..House &
1999…..Garden
2000…..Virtual Reality
2000…..Whenever
2001…..Damsels In Distress - comprising
2001…..GamePlan
2001…..FlatSpin
2001…..RolePlay
2002…..Snake In The Grass
2002…..The Jollies
2003…..Sugar Daddies
2003…..Orvin - Champion Of Champions
2003…..My Sister Sadie
2004…..Drowning On Dry Land
2004…..Private Fears In Public Places
2004…..Miss Yesterday
2005…..Improbable Fiction
2006…..If I Were You
2008…..Life & Beth
2008…..Awaking Beauty
2009…..My Wonderful Day
2010…..Life Of Riley
2011…..Neighbourhood Watch
2012…..Surprises
2013…..Arrivals & Departures
2014…..Roundelay
2015…..Hero’s Welcome
2016…..Consuming Passions
2017…..A Brief History of Women
2018…..Better Off Dead
2019…..Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
2020…..Anno Domino
2021…..The Girl Next Door
2022…..All Lies
2022…..Family Album
2023…..Welcome to the Family
2023…..Constant Companions
2024…..Show & Tell
2025…..Earth Angel
1994…..Communicating Doors
1994…..Haunting Julia
1994…..The Musical Jigsaw Play
1995…..A Word From Our Sponsor
1996…..The Champion Of Paribanou
1997…..Things We Do For Love
1998…..Comic Potential
1998…..The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
1999…..House &
1999…..Garden
2000…..Virtual Reality
2000…..Whenever
2001…..Damsels In Distress - comprising
2001…..GamePlan
2001…..FlatSpin
2001…..RolePlay
2002…..Snake In The Grass
2002…..The Jollies
2003…..Sugar Daddies
2003…..Orvin - Champion Of Champions
2003…..My Sister Sadie
2004…..Drowning On Dry Land
2004…..Private Fears In Public Places
2004…..Miss Yesterday
2005…..Improbable Fiction
2006…..If I Were You
2008…..Life & Beth
2008…..Awaking Beauty
2009…..My Wonderful Day
2010…..Life Of Riley
2011…..Neighbourhood Watch
2012…..Surprises
2013…..Arrivals & Departures
2014…..Roundelay
2015…..Hero’s Welcome
2016…..Consuming Passions
2017…..A Brief History of Women
2018…..Better Off Dead
2019…..Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
2020…..Anno Domino
2021…..The Girl Next Door
2022…..All Lies
2022…..Family Album
2023…..Welcome to the Family
2023…..Constant Companions
2024…..Show & Tell
2025…..Earth Angel
One Act / Short Plays
1962…..Countdown
1984…..A Cut In The Rates
1984.….The Westwoods: His Side
1984.….The Westwoods: Her Side
1984…..A Cut In The Rates
1984.….The Westwoods: His Side
1984.….The Westwoods: Her Side
2013…..Chloë With Love (Farcicals)
2013…..The Kidderminster Affair (Farcicals)
2016…..No Knowing
2013…..The Kidderminster Affair (Farcicals)
2016…..No Knowing
Plays For Children And Young People
1969…..Ernie's Incredible Illucinations
1989…..The Inside Outside Slide Show
1999…..Gizmo
2002…..The Princess And The Mouse
1989…..The Inside Outside Slide Show
1999…..Gizmo
2002…..The Princess And The Mouse
2003…..The Ten Magic Bridges
2004…..Miranda's Magic Mirror
2005…..The Girl Who Lost Her Voice
2004…..Miranda's Magic Mirror
2005…..The Girl Who Lost Her Voice
Adaptations (original author in parenthesis)
1999…..The Forest (Ostrovsky)
2011…..Dear Uncle (Chekhov)
2011…..Dear Uncle (Chekhov)
Revues
1978…..Men On Women On Men
1980…..First Course
1980…..Second Helping
1981…..Me, Myself & I
1983…..Incidental Music
1980…..First Course
1980…..Second Helping
1981…..Me, Myself & I
1983…..Incidental Music
1984…..The 7 Deadly Virtues
1985…..Boy Meets Girl
1985…..Girl Meets Boy
1986…..Mere Soup Songs
1998…..Cheap And Cheerful
1985…..Boy Meets Girl
1985…..Girl Meets Boy
1986…..Mere Soup Songs
1998…..Cheap And Cheerful
Novels / Prose / Books
Screenplays
1974…..Service Not Included
Other Works
2016…..The Karaoke Theatre Company
The Grey Plays (performed but never published and not included in the canon)
1960…..Double Hitch
1961…..Love Undertaken
1962…..Follow The Lover
1975…..Dracula (sketch from What The Devil!)
1977…..The Jubilee Show
1983…..Backnumbers (with Paul Todd)
1987…..An Evening With PALOS
1961…..Love Undertaken
1962…..Follow The Lover
1975…..Dracula (sketch from What The Devil!)
1977…..The Jubilee Show
1983…..Backnumbers (with Paul Todd)
1987…..An Evening With PALOS
1989…..The Fearsome Threesome (Ghost Stories)
1991…..Ron & Julie
1992…..Between The Lines (by Paul Todd)
2005…..Untitled Farce
2018…..Men, Meals & Me
2019…..Father of Invention
2020…..Truth Will Out
1991…..Ron & Julie
1992…..Between The Lines (by Paul Todd)
2005…..Untitled Farce
2018…..Men, Meals & Me
2019…..Father of Invention
2020…..Truth Will Out
Early Writing (confirmed as written by and attributable to Alan Ayckbourn)
1957 (circa)…..The Season
1958 (circa)…..The Party Game
1958 (circa)…..Relative Values
1958 (circa)…..The Party Game
1958 (circa)…..Relative Values
1959…..The Honeymoon
1959…..Mind Over Murder
1959…..Mind Over Murder
For any other works not listed on this page (such as unproduced plays and contributions to other works), visit the Complete Works page which has a complete list - with relevant links - for all of Alan Ayckbourn's writing.
All material within this website © Haydonning Ltd except where noted. Header Alan Ayckbourn portrait © Andrew Higgins. Contact the website.