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Availability of Alan
Ayckbourn's Plays For Production |
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This page offers a complete guide to
which Alan Ayckbourn plays are currently available for production by
professional and amateur companies.
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The list includes a breakdown
of the cast as well as an
approximate running time where known (the running time does not include
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Play Title (alphabetical) |
Published |
Available
(Professional) |
Available
(Amateur) |
Notes |
Cast
M/F (total) |
Approx.
run time |
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Absent Friends |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
1h50m |
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Absurd Person Singular |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
2h15m |
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Awaking Beauty |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/5f (10) |
2h13m |
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Bedroom Farce |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/4f (8) |
2h |
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Body Language |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/3f (8) |
2h10m |
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The Boy Who Fell Into A Book |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
1h33m |
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By Jeeves |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Contact
Really Useful
Group for details |
7m/3f (10) |
tbc |
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Callisto 5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2m/1f (3) |
tbc |
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Callisto#7 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
2m/2f (4) |
1h10m |
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The Champion Of Paribanou |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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7m/3f (10) |
2h10m |
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A Chorus Of Disapproval |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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7m/6f (13) |
2h16m |
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Christmas V Mastermind |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Comic Potential |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/5f (10) |
2h25m |
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Communicating Doors |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
2h10m |
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Confusions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/2f (5) |
tbc |
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Dad's Tale |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Damsels In Distress (trilogy) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/4f (7) |
- |
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Dreams From A Summer House |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/4f (8) |
2h20m |
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Drowning On Dry Land |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
2h |
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Family Circles |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/4f (8) |
tbc |
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FlatSpin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
2h10m |
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GamePlan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
2h10m |
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Haunting Julia |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Amateur enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
3m (3) |
1h50m |
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Henceforward... |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2m/3f (5) |
tbc |
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House & Garden |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Both plays should be
produced together |
6m/8f (14) |
2h5m each |
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How The Other Half Loves |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
2h |
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If I Were You |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/2f (5) |
2h5m |
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Improbable Fiction |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/4f (7) |
2h10m |
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Intimate Exchanges |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1m/1f (2) |
2h -2h15m |
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Invisible Friends |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
tbc |
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It Could Be Any One Of Us |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
tbc |
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Jeeves |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Joking Apart |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/4f (8) |
2h |
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The Jollies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/4f (8) |
1h50m |
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Just Between Ourselves |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2m/3f (5) |
1h34m |
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Living Together |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
2h |
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Life & Beth |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
1h45m |
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Life Of
Riley |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
3m/3f (6) |
2h10m |
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Love After All |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Making Tracks |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Man Of The Moment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/5f (10) |
2h5m |
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Miss Yesterday |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
3m/4f (7) |
1h37m |
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Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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6m/2f (8) |
1h40m |
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Mr Whatnot |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
tbc |
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The Musical Jigsaw Play |
No |
No
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No |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
- |
- |
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My Sister Sadie |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/4f (7) |
1h48m |
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My Very Own Story |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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7m/6f (13) |
1h34m |
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My Wonderful Day |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2m/4f (6) |
1h45m |
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Neighbourhood Watch |
No |
No |
No |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
4m/4f (8) |
2h20m |
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The Norman Conquests (trilogy) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
- |
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Orvin - Champion Of Champions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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15m/7f +
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1h35m |
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Private Fears In Public Places |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
1h50m |
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Relatively Speaking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2m/2f (4) |
2h |
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The Revengers' Comedies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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7m/7f (14) |
2h / 2h15 |
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RolePlay |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/4f (7) |
2h |
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Round And Round The Garden |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
2h |
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Season's Greetings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/4f (9) |
2h30m |
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Sisterly Feelings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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7m/4f (11) |
tbc |
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A Small Family Business |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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7m/6f (13) |
tbc |
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Snake In The Grass |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3f (3) |
2h |
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The Sparrow |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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The Square Cat |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Standing Room Only |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Suburban Strains |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
2h |
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Sugar Daddies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2m/3f (5) |
2h20m |
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Surprises |
No |
No |
No |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
3m/3f (6) |
tbc |
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Taking Steps |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/2f (6) |
2h |
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Ten Times Table |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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6m/4f (10) |
tbc |
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Table Manners |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/3f (6) |
2h5m |
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Things We Do For Love |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2m/2f (4) |
2h20m |
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This Is Where We Came In |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/4f (9) |
1h50m |
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Time And Time Again |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/2f (5) |
tbc |
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Time Of My Life |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/3f (7) |
tbc |
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Virtual Reality |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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Way Upstream |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/4f (7) |
2h |
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Whenever |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/4f (9) |
2h5m |
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Wildest Dreams |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/4f (8) |
2h5m |
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Woman In Mind |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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5m/3f (8) |
2h5m |
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A Word From Our Sponsor |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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4m/5f (9) |
2h15m |
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Revues |
Published |
Available
(Professional) |
Available
(Amateur) |
Notes |
Cast
(M/F) |
Approx.
run time |
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Boy Meets Girl / Girl Meets Boy |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
1m/2f (3) |
- |
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Cheap And Cheerful |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
3m/2f (5) |
- |
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First Course |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
2m/2f (4) |
- |
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Incidental Music |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
3m/3f (6) |
- |
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Me, Myself And I |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3m/1f (4) |
- |
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Men On Women On Men |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
2m/2f (4) |
- |
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Mere Soup
Songs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
2m/2f (4) |
- |
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Second Helping |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
2m/2f (4) |
- |
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The 7 Deadly Virtues |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
4m/3f (7) |
- |
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The Westwoods |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
4m/4f (8) |
- |
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Adaptations |
Published |
Available
(Professional) |
Available
(Amateur) |
Notes |
Cast
(M/F) |
Approx.
run time |
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The Forest |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
8m/3f (11) |
- |
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Tons Of Money |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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6m/4f (10) |
- |
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A Trip To Scarborough |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
8m/3f (11) |
- |
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Wolf At The Door |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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10m/5f (15) |
- |
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Dear Uncle |
No |
No |
No |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
4m/4f (8) |
- |
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Plays for young people |
Published |
Available
(Professional) |
Available
(Amateur) |
Notes |
Cast
(M/F) |
Approx.
run time |
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Ernie's Incredible Illucinations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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- |
- |
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The Girl Who Lost Her Voice |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
- |
- |
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Gizmo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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- |
- |
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The Inside Outside Slide Show |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
- |
- |
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Miranda's Magic Mirror |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
- |
- |
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The Princess And The Mouse |
No |
No |
No |
Not available for production |
- |
- |
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The Ten Magic Bridges |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
For enquiries, contact
Alan's agent |
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- |
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Miscellany |
Published |
Available
(Professional) |
Available
(Amateur) |
Notes |
Cast
(M/F) |
Approx.
run time |
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Countdown |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Published as part of Mixed Doubles |
1m/1f (2) |
- |
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A Cut In The Rates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1m/2f (3) |
- |
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