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A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn's Plays (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (18 Mar 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571214924
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571214921
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 199,411 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This concise guide to staging an Ayckbourn play includes information on: plot breakdown, hints on production, details of female and male characters, where to apply for permissions and music, and much more.

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Do you belong to an amateur theatre group wanting to ‘do an Ayckbourn'? Are you the Artistic Director of a professional theatre seeking to slot an Ayckbourn into next season? Are you a fan of Ayckbourn's work and would love a handy reference book? ‘A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn's Plays' will tell you all you need to know and more:

- All plays in chronological order with an alphabetical index
- A complete listing of male and female characters in each play
- A plot breakdown for each play
- Useful hints on production
- Details of where to apply for permission to perform
- Details of where to get the music where applicable
- Publication details
- An introduction to his life and work

Alan Ayckbourn has written over 60 plays for adults and more than a dozen for children. Even his most ardent fan is unlikely to know them all. This handy guide will give you all the information you need to decide which is the right one for you to produce. Or if you simply want a reference book to recall your favourite plays or read about the ones you've missed, then this is the book for you.


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Do not buy Ayckbourn's "Crafty art of playmaking" without purchasing this pocket guide to his plays. Both stand alone but together they are unputdownable on first reading as the reader crosses from one to the other and back. Fascinating insights. Highly recommended.
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