Alan Ayckbourn

I've decided to leave Twitter and will no longer be tweeting at either @ArchivingAlanA or @Ayckbourn But there's still plenty of places on social media to find the latest Ayckbourn news or to learn about his plays and work. I hope you'll join me in these spaces...

What makes @Ayckbourn a truly great writer and great director? The fact that his work centres on the belief that only two things really matter in theatre: "actors and audiences" (so he said, on @BBCRadio4 this morning)

It's nearly Christmas and @ArchivingAlanA is heading back to the 1960s in his latest SpotLight on Ayckbourn video to look at @Ayckbourn obscure early festive plays Dad's Tale & Christmas V Mastermind youtu.be/nHjXlA_jVhk @thesjt @UoYBorthwick

My final suggestion for a Christmas present for @Ayckbourn fans. Celebrating its 20th year since publication, his excellent book The Crafty Art of Playmaking - an essential book for anyone interested in playwriting or directing amzn.to/3iZrGra

Fourth Christmas present suggestion for @Ayckbourn fans - although this one's a tad hard to wrap. Alan Ayckbourn - In His Own Words, a great collection of audio interviews with the playwright from the '70s to the '10s amzn.to/3VOU1yP

Third Christmas present suggestion for @Ayckbourn fans - his most recent play collection: Alan Ayckbourn - Plays 6 published by Faber including Time of my Life, Neighbourhood Watch, Arrivals & Departures, Hero's Welcome and A Brief History of Women amzn.to/3VHNANX

Second Ayckbourn Christmas present of the week suggestion - tickets for the @Ayckbourn events @thesjt in 2023: his new play, Constant Companions bit.ly/3uFu2xOas or there's a weekend of great events in The Crafty Art of Ayckbourn bit.ly/3VTqc0a 📷 Tony Bartholomew

I've got five late Christmas present suggestions for Ayckbourn fans this week starting with @ArchivingAlanA book Unseen Ayckbourn - 2022 Edition available from unseen.alanayckbourn.net & Amazon

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Alan Ayckbourn's award-winning play Bedroom Farce is being streamed on BBC Radio 4 in a new radio adaptation this festive season, starring Stephen Mangan & Susannah Fielding. Find out more on the @ArchivingAlanA blog here archivingayckbourn.home.blog/2022/12/06/bed…

See Alan Ayckbourn at the inauguration of Scarborough's 'Portholes in Time' Sea Wall Heritage Trail in @ArchivingAlanA latest video with exclusive footage covering the event on the Marine Drive youtu.be/oDFmTjMBo6E #Scarborough @thesjt

Alan Ayckbourn launching Scarborough's Portholes in Time sea wall heritage trail today. Cold and blustery but at least the rain held off! Find out more on the @ArchivingAlanA blog archivingayckbourn.home.blog/2022/12/06/por… #Scarborough @thesjt Ayckbourn

Among our collections we hold the archive of Sir Alan Ayckbourn, an award-winning writer and producer of more than 80 full-length plays. We have recently updated our schools resource pack based on his extensive archive: buff.ly/3GWXV4c #EYAHumour #ExploreYourArchive

20 years ago this week, Alan Ayckbourn's family play The Jollies premiered @thesjt - but it turned out very differently to what was initially planned. Find out the story with exclusive illustrations from the Ayckbourn Archive on the @ArchivingAlanA blog archivingayckbourn.home.blog/2022/12/01/a-j…

Tickets for Alan Ayckbourn's new 2023 play @thesjt are now on sale as well as for The Crafty Art of @Ayckbourn weekend which includes the never before seen play Truth Will Out & The Crafty Art of Playmaking masterclass, full details on @ArchivingAlanA blog archivingayckbourn.home.blog/2022/11/30/tic…

The Crafty Art of Ayckbourn 15-17 Sept A series of fundraising events to complement @Ayckbourn's new play Constant Companions, including The Crafty Art of Playmaking and a rehearsed reading of 2020 play Truth Will Out 🎟️ sjt.uk.com/events/the-cra…

7 Sept-7 Oct In the not-too-distant future, humans have turned to artificial friends for companionship without compromise. @Ayckbourn's 89th play is weaved together with characteristic humour and compassion. 🎟️ sjt.uk.com/events/constan…

Further details about the 2023 tour of @Ayckbourn classic comedy Relatively Speaking starring Liza Goddard and Steven Pacey can be found on the @ArchivingAlanA blog archivingayckbourn.home.blog/2022/11/29/rel…

The latest NewsRound video on the Ayckbourn YouTube Channel looks at The Crafty Art of Ayckbourn weekend @thesjt in September 2023 and @Ayckbourn new play for 2023 Constant Companions youtu.be/ZiWFk5kkiMs

Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/ClVuDt3rJGL3…