Unseen Ayckbourn
Unseen Ayckbourn is the most recent edition of the book by Alan Ayckbourn's archivist Simon Murgatroyd M.A., looking at the playwright's unpublished, withdrawn and unwritten plays.
Unseen Ayckbourn examines Alan Ayckbourn's phenomenal writing career by exploring the plays which have rarely been seen, withdrawn, lost or - occasionally - altered.
It draws from unused or abandoned concepts and ideas as well as looking at variations of existing plays, alternative titles as well as other ephemera from the playwright's six decades of writing. When first published, it was named as one of The Stage newspaper's best theatre books of 2013.
Updated in 2023, the book includes extracts from many of the works included as well as extensive quotes by the playwright himself. It is of particular interest in charting Alan Ayckbourn's work during the COVID pandemic lockdowns, when the playwright wrote eight full-length plays, the majority of which have not been - nor are likely to be - staged.
The book also contains a biography of the playwright as well as a complete list of Alan Ayckbourn's plays and writing as of 2023.
Unseen Ayckbourn examines Alan Ayckbourn's phenomenal writing career by exploring the plays which have rarely been seen, withdrawn, lost or - occasionally - altered.
It draws from unused or abandoned concepts and ideas as well as looking at variations of existing plays, alternative titles as well as other ephemera from the playwright's six decades of writing. When first published, it was named as one of The Stage newspaper's best theatre books of 2013.
Updated in 2023, the book includes extracts from many of the works included as well as extensive quotes by the playwright himself. It is of particular interest in charting Alan Ayckbourn's work during the COVID pandemic lockdowns, when the playwright wrote eight full-length plays, the majority of which have not been - nor are likely to be - staged.
The book also contains a biography of the playwright as well as a complete list of Alan Ayckbourn's plays and writing as of 2023.
Details
Title: Unseen Ayckbourn
Author: Simon Murgatroyd
Published: 2023
Price: £15 (P&P included - UK only)
Author: Simon Murgatroyd
Published: 2023
Price: £15 (P&P included - UK only)
Pages: 230 (B/W)
Format: Softcover, A5
Publisher: Lulu Books
ISBN: 9781447761723
Format: Softcover, A5
Publisher: Lulu Books
ISBN: 9781447761723
£15.00
UK only - includes
postage & packing
Unseen Ayckbourn: Anniversary Edition
A special limited edition of Unseen Ayckbourn was published during 2019 to mark the 80th birthday of Alan Ayckbourn and the 60th anniversary of his playwriting debut.This edition - limited to a numbered and signed 50 copies - sold-out. If you bought a copy of Unseen Ayckbourn: Anniversary Edition and associated your name with the edition number, you can find details here.