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Alan Ayckbourn: North America Premieres

This page has basic details about the North American premieres of Alan Ayckbourn's plays, click on a play title to find out more about the play.

 

Notes: The list includes North American premieres of the plays - where a play has been produced in New York, a provincial premiere is also included if applicable. Plays not available for production have been omitted from the list. Plays are listed in the order they were written (indicated by the number before the title). Greyed out titles indicate plays which the website is not aware of having been produced in America.

 

Help needed: No records exist about the North American premieres of Alan Ayckbourn's plays. If you have information which expands, corrects or updates this page, your help is gratefully received. Please contact Simon at: admin@alanayckbourn.net.

 
Play Title   Premiere Date   Venue (and location)
6) Mr Whatnot        
7) Relatively Speaking   10 August 1970   Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT
7) Relatively Speaking   August 1994   INTAR Theater, New York, NY
9) How The Other Half Loves   March 1971   Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA
9) How The Other Half Loves   29 March 1971   Royale Theater, New York, NY
10) Family Circles   1999   Black River Playhouse, Chester, NJ
11) Time And Time Again   2010   Orinda Community Playhouse, Orinda, CA
12) Absurd Person Singular   August 1974   Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT
12) Absurd Person Singular   8 October 1974   Music Box Theater, New York, NY
13-15) The Norman Conquests   10 October 1975   Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles, CA
13-15) The Norman Conquests   7 December 1975   Morosco Theater, New York, NY
16) Absent Friends   1976   Long Wharf Theater, New Haven, CT
16) Absent Friends   1991   Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, NY
17) Confusions   8 July 1982   Body Politic Theater, Chicago, IL
18) Jeeves        
18) By Jeeves   17 October 1996   The Norma Terris Theater, Chester, Connecticut, CT
18) By Jeeves   29 October 2001   Helen Hayes Theater, New York, NY
19) Bedroom Farce   March 1979   Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
19) Bedroom Farce   29 March 1979   Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, NY
20) Just Between Ourselves   30 September 1981   McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, New Jersey, NJ
21) Ten Times Table   1983   Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH
22) Joking Apart   2004  

Joking Apart Theatre Company, Minneapolis, MN
22) Joking Apart   28 May 2010  

T. Schrieber Studio, New York, NY
23) Sisterly Feelings   1987   Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
24) Taking Steps   1983   Alley Theater, Houston, TX
24) Taking Steps   20 February 1991   Circle In The Square Theater, New York, NY
25) Suburban Strains        
26) Season’s Greetings   2 December 1983   Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California, CA
26) Season’s Greetings   6 July 1985   Joyce Theater, New York, NY
27) Way Upstream   24 February 1982   Alley Theater, Houston, TX
29) Intimate Exchanges   31 May 2007   59E59 Theaters, New York, NY
30) It Could Be Any One Of Us   2005   Wimberley Players, Wimberly, TX
31) A Chorus Of Disapproval   14 July 1988   A Contemporary Theater, Seattle, WA
32) Woman In Mind   17 February 1988   Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, NY
32) Woman In Mind   2 November 1988   American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA
33) A Small Family Business   27 April 1992   Music Box Theater, New York, NY
33) A Small Family Business   July 1994   Olney Theater Centre, Olney, MD
34) Henceforward...   4 October 1987   Alley Theater, Houston, TX
35) Man Of The Moment   14 April 1992   Bolton Theater, Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH
36) Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays   February 1994   The Old Globe, San Diego, CA
37) The Revengers’ Comedies   18 July 1992   A Contemporary Theater, Seattle, WA
38) Invisible Friends   26 August 1992   Seattle Children's Theater, Seattle, WA
39) Body Language   2003   Black River Playhouse, Chester, NJ
40) This Is Where We Came In   2000   University Of Florida, Gainesville, FL
41) Callisto 5   2005   Imagination Stage, Bethesda, MD
41) Callisto#7        
42) Wildest Dreams   2008   American Academy Of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY
43) My Very Own Story   2007   Madison Children's Theatre, Huntsville, AL
44) Time Of My Life   30 January 1995   Steppenwolf Theater Company, Chicago, IL
45) Dreams From A Summer
45) House		   21 October 1993
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   A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA
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46) Communicating Doors   1994   Chicago International Theater Festival, IL
46) Communicating Doors   20 August 1998   Variety Arts Theater, New York, NY
47) Haunting Julia        

49) A Word From Our Sponsor

        
50) The Champion Of Paribanou        
51) Things We Do For Love   17 September 1999   Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY
52) Comic Potential   16 November 2000   Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, NY
52) Comic Potential   2003   Aurora Fox Theater, Denver, CO
53) The Boy Who Fell Into A Book   2004   Lamb's Players Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
54/55) House & Garden   2001   Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL
54/55) House & Garden   21 May 2002   Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, NY
57) Whenever        
58) GamePlan        
59) FlatSpin        
60) RolePlay   2005   Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
61) Snake In The Grass   2005   Black River Playhouse, Chester, NJ
62) The Jollies        
63) Sugar Daddies        
64) Orvin: Champion Of
64) Champions 		       
65) My Sister Sadie        
66) Drowning On Dry Land        
67) Private Fears In Public Places   9 June 2005   59E59 Theaters, New York, NY
68) Miss Yesterday   Summer 2006
   A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA
69) Improbable Fiction   2009   Black River Playhouse, Chester, NJ
70) If I Were You        
71) Life & Beth        
72) Awaking Beauty        
73) My Wonderful Day   10 November 2009   59E59 Theaters, New York, NY
73) My Wonderful Day   May 2011   Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, PA
74) Life Of Riley   30 April 2011   The Old Globe, San Diego, CA
75) Neighbourhood Watch   30 November 2011   59E59 Theaters, New York, NY
76) Surprises



         

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