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Availability of Alan Ayckbourn's Plays For Production
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 an interval).

             

Play Title (alphabetical)

Published

Available
(Professional)

Available
(Amateur)

Notes

Cast

M/F (total)

Approx.

run time

Absent Friends

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 1h50m

Absurd Person Singular

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 2h15m

Awaking Beauty

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

5m/5f (10) 2h13m

Bedroom Farce

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/4f (8) 2h

Body Language

Yes

Yes

Yes

  5m/3f (8) 2h10m

The Boy Who Fell Into A Book

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 1h33m

By Jeeves

No

Yes

Yes

Contact Really Useful Group for details

7m/3f (10)

tbc

Callisto 5

Yes

Yes

Yes

  2m/1f (3) tbc

Callisto#7

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

2m/2f (4) 1h10m

The Champion Of Paribanou

Yes

Yes

Yes

  7m/3f (10) 2h10m

A Chorus Of Disapproval

Yes

Yes

Yes

  7m/6f (13) 2h16m

Christmas V Mastermind

No

No

No

Not available for production

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Comic Potential

Yes

Yes

Yes

  5m/5f (10) 2h25m

Communicating Doors

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 2h10m

Confusions

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/2f (5) tbc

Dad's Tale

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

Damsels In Distress (trilogy)

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/4f (7) -

Dreams From A Summer House

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/4f (8) 2h20m

Drowning On Dry Land

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) 2h

Family Circles

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/4f (8) tbc

FlatSpin

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) 2h10m

GamePlan

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) 2h10m

Haunting Julia

Yes

Yes

No

Amateur enquiries, contact Alan's agent 3m (3) 1h50m

Henceforward...

Yes

Yes

Yes

  2m/3f (5) tbc

House & Garden

Yes

Yes

Yes

Both plays should be produced together

6m/8f (14) 2h5m each

How The Other Half Loves

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 2h

If I Were You

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

3m/2f (5) 2h5m

Improbable Fiction

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/4f (7) 2h10m

Intimate Exchanges

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1m/1f (2) 2h -2h15m

Invisible Friends

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) tbc

It Could Be Any One Of Us

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) tbc

Jeeves

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

Joking Apart

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/4f (8) 2h

The Jollies

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/4f (8) 1h50m

Just Between Ourselves

Yes

Yes

Yes

  2m/3f (5) 1h34m

Living Together

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 2h

Life & Beth

Yes

Yes

Yes


3m/3f (6) 1h45m

Life Of Riley

Yes Yes Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

3m/3f (6) 2h10m

Love After All

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

Making Tracks

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

Man Of The Moment

Yes

Yes

Yes

  5m/5f (10) 2h5m

Miss Yesterday

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

3m/4f (7) 1h37m

Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays

Yes

Yes

Yes

  6m/2f (8) 1h40m

Mr Whatnot

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) tbc

The Musical Jigsaw Play

No

No

No

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

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My Sister Sadie

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/4f (7) 1h48m

My Very Own Story

Yes

Yes

Yes

  7m/6f (13) 1h34m

My Wonderful Day

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

2m/4f (6) 1h45m

Neighbourhood Watch

No

No

No

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

4m/4f (8) 2h20m

The Norman Conquests (trilogy)

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) -

Orvin - Champion Of Champions

Yes

Yes

Yes

  15m/7f +
1h35m

Private Fears In Public Places

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) 1h50m

Relatively Speaking

Yes

Yes

Yes

  2m/2f (4) 2h

The Revengers' Comedies

Yes

Yes

Yes

  7m/7f (14) 2h / 2h15

RolePlay

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/4f (7) 2h

Round And Round The Garden

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 2h

Season's Greetings

Yes

Yes

Yes

  5m/4f (9) 2h30m

Sisterly Feelings

Yes

Yes

Yes

  7m/4f (11) tbc

A Small Family Business

Yes

Yes

Yes

  7m/6f (13) tbc

Snake In The Grass

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3f (3) 2h

The Sparrow

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

The Square Cat

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

Standing Room Only

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

Suburban Strains

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) 2h

Sugar Daddies

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

2m/3f (5) 2h20m

Surprises

No

No

No

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

3m/3f (6) tbc

Taking Steps

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/2f (6) 2h

Ten Times Table

Yes

Yes

Yes

  6m/4f (10) tbc

Table Manners

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/3f (6) 2h5m

Things We Do For Love

Yes

Yes

Yes

  2m/2f (4) 2h20m

This Is Where We Came In

Yes

Yes

Yes

  5m/4f (9) 1h50m

Time And Time Again

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/2f (5) tbc

Time Of My Life

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/3f (7) tbc

Virtual Reality

No

No

No

Not available for production

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Way Upstream

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/4f (7) 2h

Whenever

Yes

Yes

Yes

  5m/4f (9) 2h5m

Wildest Dreams

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/4f (8) 2h5m

Woman In Mind

Yes

Yes

Yes

  5m/3f (8) 2h5m

A Word From Our Sponsor

Yes

Yes

Yes

  4m/5f (9) 2h15m
             

Revues

Published

Available
(Professional)

Available
(Amateur)

Notes

Cast

(M/F)

Approx.

run time

Boy Meets Girl / Girl Meets Boy

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

1m/2f (3) -

Cheap And Cheerful

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

3m/2f (5) -

First Course

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

2m/2f (4) -

Incidental Music

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

3m/3f (6) -

Me, Myself And I

Yes

Yes

Yes

  3m/1f (4) -

Men On Women On Men

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

2m/2f (4) -

Mere Soup Songs

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

2m/2f (4)

-

Second Helping

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

2m/2f (4) -

The 7 Deadly Virtues

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

4m/3f (7) -

The Westwoods

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

4m/4f (8) -
             

Adaptations

Published

Available
(Professional)

Available
(Amateur)

Notes

Cast

(M/F)

Approx.

run time

The Forest

Yes

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

8m/3f (11) -

Tons Of Money

Yes

Yes

Yes

  6m/4f (10) -

A Trip To Scarborough

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

8m/3f (11) -

Wolf At The Door

Yes

Yes

Yes

  10m/5f (15) -

Dear Uncle

No

No

No

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent 4m/4f (8) -
             

Plays for young people

Published

Available
(Professional)

Available
(Amateur)

Notes

Cast

(M/F)

Approx.

run time

Ernie's Incredible Illucinations

Yes

Yes

Yes

  - -

The Girl Who Lost Her Voice

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

- -

Gizmo

Yes

Yes

Yes

  - -

The Inside Outside Slide Show

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

- -

Miranda's Magic Mirror

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

- -

The Princess And The Mouse

No

No

No

Not available for production

- -

The Ten Magic Bridges

No

Yes

Yes

For enquiries, contact Alan's agent

- -
             

Miscellany

Published

Available
(Professional)

Available
(Amateur)

Notes

Cast

(M/F)

Approx.

run time

Countdown

Yes

Yes

Yes

Published as part of Mixed Doubles

1m/1f (2)

-

A Cut In The Rates

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1m/2f (3) -
             

Alan Ayckbourn's Agent / Professional Performance Enquiries

For all enquiries about professional performances of Alan Ayckbourn's plays - either in the UK or internationally - contact Alan's agent at the address below. Applications for permission for any professional performance must be made prior to any proposed use.


Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd
Waverley House
7 - 12 Noel Street
London
W1F 8GQ
Tel: 00 44 20 7287 4450 Fax: 00 44 20 7287 9128
e-mail: tom@casarotto.co.uk

 
 

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