I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . . . Whatever devices you use should always be there to serve the theme. If the theme has been overtaken by the device, then something's wrong.
Plays by Alan Ayckbourn have been attracting larger audiences in the regional theatres than those of Shakespeare. - Alan Ayckbourn
Plays by Alan Ayckbourn have been attracting larger audiences in the regional theatres than those of Shakespeare.
- Alan Ayckbourn
I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . . . Whatever devices you use should always be there to… - Alan Ayckbourn
I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . . . Whatever devices you use should always be there to…
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so that half the house genuin… - Alan Ayckbourn
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so that half the house genuin…
A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So as not to disturb me in… - Alan Ayckbourn
A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So as not to disturb me in…
There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don't like them very much. - Alan Ayckbourn
There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don't like them very much.
He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates. - Alan Ayckbourn
He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates.
As a writer one is allowed to have conversations with oneself. What is considered sane in writers is made for the rest of the human race. - Alan Ayckbourn
As a writer one is allowed to have conversations with oneself. What is considered sane in writers is made for the rest of the human race.
The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa. - Alan Ayckbourn
The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.
Salad, I can't bear salad. It grows while you're eating it, you know. - Alan Ayckbourn
Salad, I can't bear salad. It grows while you're eating it, you know.
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