Alan Ayckbourn: Published Playtexts
All publications on this page are currently in print and the majority are available via the Samuel French shop on the Concord Theatricals website. Click on a link below to go directly to the relevant page to buy the play text for each play.Previously published and out of print editions of the playtexts can be found on the Other Editions page.
○ Absent Friends (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1975, ISBN 0573013314
○ Absurd Person Singular (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1974, ISBN 0573010234
○ Arrivals & Departures (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573113574
○ Awaking Beauty (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2010, ISBN 9780573180026
○ Bedroom Farce (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1978, ISBN 0573110476
○ Better Off Dead (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573116711
○ Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573132568
○ Body Language (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2002, ISBN 0573019576
○ The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (click here to buy)
Faber, 2000, ISBN 0571203345
○ A Brief History of Women (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0-573-11670-4
○ Callisto 5 (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1995, ISBN 0573051070
○ The Champion Of Paribanou (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2000, ISBN 0573051232
○ A Chorus Of Disapproval (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1985, ISBN 0573016208
○ Comic Potential (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2006, ISBN 0573110611
○ Communicating Doors (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1996, ISBN 0573017409
○ Confusions (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1977, ISBN 0573110735
○ Consuming Passions (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573116698
○ Countdown (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1977, ISBN 0573015848
○ A Cut In The Rates (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1991, ISBN 0573120846
○ Dreams From A Summer House (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1997, ISBN 0573081042
○ Drowning On Dry Land (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2006, ISBN 9780573112249
○ Ernie's Incredible Illucinations (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1976, ISBN 0573120633
○ Family Album (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2023, ISBN 978-0-573-00025-6
○ Family Circles (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1997, ISBN 0573017646
○ Farcicals (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573113628
○ Flatspin (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573115656
○ Gameplan (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573115672
○ The Girl Next Door (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2023, ISBN 978-0-573-00024-9
○ Gizmo (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2000, ISBN 0573152063
○ Haunting Julia (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2018, ISBN 978-0573116001
○ Henceforward... (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573016917
○ Hero's Welcome (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573112201
○ House & Garden (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2003, ISBN 0573019789
○ How The Other Half Loves (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1982, ISBN 0573111669
○ If I Were You (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2011, ISBN 9780573111952
○ Improbable Fiction (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2007, ISBN 9780573113222
○ Intimate Exchanges Volume 1 (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1985, ISBN 0573016127
○ Intimate Exchanges Volume 2 (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1985, ISBN 0573016135
○ Invisible Friends (click here to buy)
Faber & Faber, 1991, ISBN 0571144764
○ It Could Be Any One Of Us (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1998, ISBN 0573017972
○ Joking Apart (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1979, ISBN 0573112045
○ The Jollies (click here to buy)
Faber, 2002, ISBN 0571218423
○ Just Between Ourselves (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1978, ISBN 0573112126
○ Life & Beth (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2011, ISBN 9780573112225
Samuel French, 1975, ISBN 0573013314
○ Absurd Person Singular (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1974, ISBN 0573010234
○ Arrivals & Departures (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573113574
○ Awaking Beauty (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2010, ISBN 9780573180026
○ Bedroom Farce (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1978, ISBN 0573110476
○ Better Off Dead (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573116711
○ Birthdays Past, Birthdays Present (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573132568
○ Body Language (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2002, ISBN 0573019576
○ The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (click here to buy)
Faber, 2000, ISBN 0571203345
○ A Brief History of Women (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0-573-11670-4
○ Callisto 5 (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1995, ISBN 0573051070
○ The Champion Of Paribanou (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2000, ISBN 0573051232
○ A Chorus Of Disapproval (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1985, ISBN 0573016208
○ Comic Potential (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2006, ISBN 0573110611
○ Communicating Doors (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1996, ISBN 0573017409
○ Confusions (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1977, ISBN 0573110735
○ Consuming Passions (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573116698
○ Countdown (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1977, ISBN 0573015848
○ A Cut In The Rates (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1991, ISBN 0573120846
○ Dreams From A Summer House (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1997, ISBN 0573081042
○ Drowning On Dry Land (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2006, ISBN 9780573112249
○ Ernie's Incredible Illucinations (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1976, ISBN 0573120633
○ Family Album (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2023, ISBN 978-0-573-00025-6
○ Family Circles (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1997, ISBN 0573017646
○ Farcicals (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573113628
○ Flatspin (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573115656
○ Gameplan (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573115672
○ The Girl Next Door (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2023, ISBN 978-0-573-00024-9
○ Gizmo (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2000, ISBN 0573152063
○ Haunting Julia (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2018, ISBN 978-0573116001
○ Henceforward... (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573016917
○ Hero's Welcome (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573112201
○ House & Garden (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2003, ISBN 0573019789
○ How The Other Half Loves (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1982, ISBN 0573111669
○ If I Were You (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2011, ISBN 9780573111952
○ Improbable Fiction (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2007, ISBN 9780573113222
○ Intimate Exchanges Volume 1 (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1985, ISBN 0573016127
○ Intimate Exchanges Volume 2 (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1985, ISBN 0573016135
○ Invisible Friends (click here to buy)
Faber & Faber, 1991, ISBN 0571144764
○ It Could Be Any One Of Us (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1998, ISBN 0573017972
○ Joking Apart (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1979, ISBN 0573112045
○ The Jollies (click here to buy)
Faber, 2002, ISBN 0571218423
○ Just Between Ourselves (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1978, ISBN 0573112126
○ Life & Beth (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2011, ISBN 9780573112225
○ Life Of Riley (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2017, ISBN 978-0573121760
○ Living Together (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1975, ISBN 0573015740
○ Man Of The Moment (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1991, ISBN 0573018332
○ Me, Myself & I (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1989, ISBN 05736811988
○ Mixed Doubles (with other authors) (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1977, ISBN 0573015848
○ Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 0573050988
○ Mr Whatnot (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1992, ISBN 0573112878
○ My Sister Sadie (click here to buy)
Faber & Faber, 2003, ISBN 0571223125
○ My Very Own Story (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1995, ISBN 0573051054
○ My Wonderful Day (click here to buy)
Samuel French Ltd, 2011, ISBN 9780573113048
○ Neighbourhood Watch (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2013, ISBN 978-0573113185
○ No Knowing (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573116681
○ The Norman Conquests (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573015767
○ Orvin - Champion Of Champions (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2006, ISBN 9780571221714
○ Private Fears In Public Places (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573116018
○ Relatively Speaking (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1987, ISBN 0573113556
○ The Revengers’ Comedies (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 0573018812
○ RolePlay (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573115699
○ Round And Round The Garden (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1975, ISBN 0573015759
○ Roundelay (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573113635
○ Season's Greetings (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 0573114013
○ Sisterly Feelings (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 057311420X
○ A Small Family Business (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573016690
○ Snake In The Grass (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573030227
○ Suburban Strains (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1982, ISBN 0573180288
○ Sugar Daddies (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573116025
○ Surprises (click here to buy)
Faber, 2012, ISBN 978-0571297665
○ Table Manners (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573015732
○ Taking Steps (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 0573114250
○ Ten Times Table (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 0573015317
○ Things We Do For Love (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1999, ISBN 0573019142
○ This Is Where We Came In (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1995, ISBN 0573051062
○ Time And Time Again (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1973, ISBN 0573014574
○ Time Of My Life (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 057301907X
○ Tons Of Money (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1993, ISBN 978-0573016714
○ Way Upstream (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1983, ISBN 0573115044
○ Whenever (click here to buy)
Faber, 2002, ISBN: 0571215084
○ Wildest Dreams (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 0573019320
○ Wolf At The Door (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1993, ISBN 9780573019364
○ Woman In Mind (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1987, ISBN 0573016623
○ A Word From Our Sponsor (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1996, ISBN 057081050
Faber, 2004, softcover, ISBN 0571215106
○ The Divide (Novel) (Click here for more details)
PS Publishing, 2019, ISBN: 9781786364487
Samuel French, 2017, ISBN 978-0573121760
○ Living Together (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1975, ISBN 0573015740
○ Man Of The Moment (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1991, ISBN 0573018332
○ Me, Myself & I (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1989, ISBN 05736811988
○ Mixed Doubles (with other authors) (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1977, ISBN 0573015848
○ Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 0573050988
○ Mr Whatnot (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1992, ISBN 0573112878
○ My Sister Sadie (click here to buy)
Faber & Faber, 2003, ISBN 0571223125
○ My Very Own Story (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1995, ISBN 0573051054
○ My Wonderful Day (click here to buy)
Samuel French Ltd, 2011, ISBN 9780573113048
○ Neighbourhood Watch (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2013, ISBN 978-0573113185
○ No Knowing (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2020, ISBN 978-0573116681
○ The Norman Conquests (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573015767
○ Orvin - Champion Of Champions (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2006, ISBN 9780571221714
○ Private Fears In Public Places (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573116018
○ Relatively Speaking (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1987, ISBN 0573113556
○ The Revengers’ Comedies (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 0573018812
○ RolePlay (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573115699
○ Round And Round The Garden (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1975, ISBN 0573015759
○ Roundelay (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573113635
○ Season's Greetings (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 0573114013
○ Sisterly Feelings (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 057311420X
○ A Small Family Business (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573016690
○ Snake In The Grass (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2004, ISBN 0573030227
○ Suburban Strains (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1982, ISBN 0573180288
○ Sugar Daddies (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 2019, ISBN 978-0573116025
○ Surprises (click here to buy)
Faber, 2012, ISBN 978-0571297665
○ Table Manners (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1988, ISBN 0573015732
○ Taking Steps (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 0573114250
○ Ten Times Table (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1981, ISBN 0573015317
○ Things We Do For Love (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1999, ISBN 0573019142
○ This Is Where We Came In (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1995, ISBN 0573051062
○ Time And Time Again (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1973, ISBN 0573014574
○ Time Of My Life (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 057301907X
○ Tons Of Money (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1993, ISBN 978-0573016714
○ Way Upstream (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1983, ISBN 0573115044
○ Whenever (click here to buy)
Faber, 2002, ISBN: 0571215084
○ Wildest Dreams (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1994, ISBN 0573019320
○ Wolf At The Door (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1993, ISBN 9780573019364
○ Woman In Mind (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1987, ISBN 0573016623
○ A Word From Our Sponsor (click here to buy)
Samuel French, 1996, ISBN 057081050
Other Works
○ The Crafty Art of Playmaking (click here to buy)Faber, 2004, softcover, ISBN 0571215106
○ The Divide (Novel) (Click here for more details)
PS Publishing, 2019, ISBN: 9781786364487
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.