Alan Ayckbourn: Play Titles (by year)
The Play Index lists every produced Ayckbourn play and work chronologically with a link to the relative section of the website. Click on a play title to find out more about the play.Plays: 1959 - 1990
1959
○ The Square Cat
○ Love After All
1960
○ Dad's Tale
○ Double Hitch (Grey play)
1961
○ Standing Room Only
○ Love Undertaken (Grey play)
1962
○ Christmas V Mastermind
○ Countdown (One act)
○ Follow The Lover (Grey play)
1963
○ Mr Whatnot
1965
○ Relatively Speaking
1967
○ The Sparrow
1969
○ How The Other Half Loves
○ Ernie's Incredible Illucinations (Children's play)
1970
○ Family Circles
1971
○ Time And Time Again
1972
○ Absurd Person Singular
1973
○ The Norman Conquests (Trilogy consisting of…)
○ Living Together
○ Table Manners
○ Round And Round The Garden
1974
○ Absent Friends
○ Confusions
1975
○ Jeeves
○ Bedroom Farce
○ Dracula (Grey play)
1976
○ Just Between Ourselves
1977
○ Ten Times Table
○ The Jubilee Show (Grey play)
1978
○ Joking Apart
○ Men On Women On Men (Revue)
1979
○ Sisterly Feelings
○ Taking Steps
1980
○ Suburban Strains
○ Season’s Greetings
○ First Course (Revue)
○ Second Helping (Revue)
1981
○ Way Upstream
○ Making Tracks
○ Me, Myself & I (Revue)
1982
○ Intimate Exchanges
○ A Trip To Scarborough (Adaptation)
1983
○ It Could Be Any One Of Us
○ Incidental Music (Revue)
○ Backnumbers (Grey play)
1984
○ A Chorus Of Disapproval
○ A Cut In The Rates (One act)
○ The 7 Deadly Virtues (Revue)
○ The Westwoods: His Side (One act)
○ The Westwoods: Her Side (One act)
1985
○ Woman In Mind
○ Tons Of Money (Adaptation)
○ Boy Meets Girl (Revue)
○ Girl Meets Boy (Revue)
1986
○ Mere Soup Songs (Revue)
1987
○ A Small Family Business
○ Henceforward...
○ An Evening With PALOS (Grey play)
1988
○ Man Of The Moment
○ Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays
1989
○ The Revengers’ Comedies
○ Invisible Friends
○ Wolf At The Door (Adaptation)
○ The Inside Outside Slide Show (Children's play)
○ The Fearsome Threesome (Grey play)
1990
○ Body Language
○ This Is Where We Came In
○ Callisto 5
1991
○ Wildest Dreams
○ My Very Own Story
○ Ron & Julie (Grey play)
○ The Square Cat
○ Love After All
1960
○ Dad's Tale
○ Double Hitch (Grey play)
1961
○ Standing Room Only
○ Love Undertaken (Grey play)
1962
○ Christmas V Mastermind
○ Countdown (One act)
○ Follow The Lover (Grey play)
1963
○ Mr Whatnot
1965
○ Relatively Speaking
1967
○ The Sparrow
1969
○ How The Other Half Loves
○ Ernie's Incredible Illucinations (Children's play)
1970
○ Family Circles
1971
○ Time And Time Again
1972
○ Absurd Person Singular
1973
○ The Norman Conquests (Trilogy consisting of…)
○ Living Together
○ Table Manners
○ Round And Round The Garden
1974
○ Absent Friends
○ Confusions
1975
○ Jeeves
○ Bedroom Farce
○ Dracula (Grey play)
1976
○ Just Between Ourselves
1977
○ Ten Times Table
○ The Jubilee Show (Grey play)
1978
○ Joking Apart
○ Men On Women On Men (Revue)
1979
○ Sisterly Feelings
○ Taking Steps
1980
○ Suburban Strains
○ Season’s Greetings
○ First Course (Revue)
○ Second Helping (Revue)
1981
○ Way Upstream
○ Making Tracks
○ Me, Myself & I (Revue)
1982
○ Intimate Exchanges
○ A Trip To Scarborough (Adaptation)
1983
○ It Could Be Any One Of Us
○ Incidental Music (Revue)
○ Backnumbers (Grey play)
1984
○ A Chorus Of Disapproval
○ A Cut In The Rates (One act)
○ The 7 Deadly Virtues (Revue)
○ The Westwoods: His Side (One act)
○ The Westwoods: Her Side (One act)
1985
○ Woman In Mind
○ Tons Of Money (Adaptation)
○ Boy Meets Girl (Revue)
○ Girl Meets Boy (Revue)
1986
○ Mere Soup Songs (Revue)
1987
○ A Small Family Business
○ Henceforward...
○ An Evening With PALOS (Grey play)
1988
○ Man Of The Moment
○ Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays
1989
○ The Revengers’ Comedies
○ Invisible Friends
○ Wolf At The Door (Adaptation)
○ The Inside Outside Slide Show (Children's play)
○ The Fearsome Threesome (Grey play)
1990
○ Body Language
○ This Is Where We Came In
○ Callisto 5
1991
○ Wildest Dreams
○ My Very Own Story
○ Ron & Julie (Grey play)
Plays: 1991 - Present
1992
○ Time Of My Life
○ Dreams From A Summer House
○ Between The Lines (Grey play)
1994
○ Communicating Doors
○ Haunting Julia
○ The Musical Jigsaw Play
1995
○ A Word From Our Sponsor
1996
○ The Champion Of Paribanou
○ By Jeeves (Revised - Jeeves)
1997
○ Things We Do For Love
1998
○ Comic Potential
○ The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
○ Cheap And Cheerful (Revue)
1999
○ House
○ Garden
○ The Forest (Adaptation)
○ Gizmo (Children's play)
○ Callisto#7 (Revised - Callisto 5)
2000
○ Virtual Reality
○ Whenever
2001
○ Damsels In Distress (Trilogy consisting of…)
○ GamePlan
○ FlatSpin
○ RolePlay
2002
○ Snake In The Grass
○ The Jollies
○ The Princess And The Mouse (Children's play)
○ The Crafty Art of Playmaking (Book)
2003
○ Sugar Daddies
○ Orvin - Champion Of Champions
○ My Sister Sadie
○ The Ten Magic Bridges (Children's play)
2004
○ Drowning On Dry Land
○ Private Fears In Public Places
○ Miss Yesterday
○ Miranda's Magic Mirror (Children's play)
2005
○ Improbable Fiction
○ Untitled Farce (Grey play)
2006
○ If I Were You
2008
○ Life & Beth
○ Awaking Beauty
2009
○ My Wonderful Day
2010
○ Life Of Riley
○ Dear Uncle
2011
○ Neighbourhood Watch
2012
○ Surprises
2013
○ Arrivals & Departures
○ The Kidderminster Affair (One act - Farcicals)
○ Chloë With Love (One act - Farcicals)
2014
○ Roundelay
2015
○ Hero’s Welcome
2016
○ Consuming Passions
○ No Knowing (Short play)
○ The Karaoke Theatre Company (Other works)
2017
○ A Brief History of Women
2018
○ Better Off Dead
2019
○ Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
○ The Divide (Novel)
2020
○ Anno Domino
2021
○ The Girl Next Door
2022
○ All Lies
○ Family Album
2023
○ Welcome to the Family
○ Constant Companions
○ Truth Will Out (Grey play)
2024
◦ Show & Tell
○ Father of Invention (Grey play)
2025
○ Earth Angel
○ Men, Meals & Me (Grey play)
○ Time Of My Life
○ Dreams From A Summer House
○ Between The Lines (Grey play)
1994
○ Communicating Doors
○ Haunting Julia
○ The Musical Jigsaw Play
1995
○ A Word From Our Sponsor
1996
○ The Champion Of Paribanou
○ By Jeeves (Revised - Jeeves)
1997
○ Things We Do For Love
1998
○ Comic Potential
○ The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
○ Cheap And Cheerful (Revue)
1999
○ House
○ Garden
○ The Forest (Adaptation)
○ Gizmo (Children's play)
○ Callisto#7 (Revised - Callisto 5)
2000
○ Virtual Reality
○ Whenever
2001
○ Damsels In Distress (Trilogy consisting of…)
○ GamePlan
○ FlatSpin
○ RolePlay
2002
○ Snake In The Grass
○ The Jollies
○ The Princess And The Mouse (Children's play)
○ The Crafty Art of Playmaking (Book)
2003
○ Sugar Daddies
○ Orvin - Champion Of Champions
○ My Sister Sadie
○ The Ten Magic Bridges (Children's play)
2004
○ Drowning On Dry Land
○ Private Fears In Public Places
○ Miss Yesterday
○ Miranda's Magic Mirror (Children's play)
2005
○ Improbable Fiction
○ Untitled Farce (Grey play)
2006
○ If I Were You
2008
○ Life & Beth
○ Awaking Beauty
2009
○ My Wonderful Day
2010
○ Life Of Riley
○ Dear Uncle
2011
○ Neighbourhood Watch
2012
○ Surprises
2013
○ Arrivals & Departures
○ The Kidderminster Affair (One act - Farcicals)
○ Chloë With Love (One act - Farcicals)
2014
○ Roundelay
2015
○ Hero’s Welcome
2016
○ Consuming Passions
○ No Knowing (Short play)
○ The Karaoke Theatre Company (Other works)
2017
○ A Brief History of Women
2018
○ Better Off Dead
2019
○ Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present
○ The Divide (Novel)
2020
○ Anno Domino
2021
○ The Girl Next Door
2022
○ All Lies
○ Family Album
2023
○ Welcome to the Family
○ Constant Companions
○ Truth Will Out (Grey play)
2024
◦ Show & Tell
○ Father of Invention (Grey play)
2025
○ Earth Angel
○ Men, Meals & Me (Grey play)
All research in this section is by Simon Murgatroyd and should be credited if reproduced.