Biography
Sir Alan Ayckbourn (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific British playwright and director. He has written and produced as of 2023, 89 full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their first performance. More than 40 have subsequently been produced in the West End, at the Royal National Theatre or by the Royal Shakespeare Company since his first hit Relatively Speaking opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1967.
Major successes include Absurd Person Singular (1975), The Norman Conquests trilogy (1973), Bedroom Farce (1975), Just Between Ourselves (1976), A Chorus of Disapproval (1984), Woman in Mind (1985), A Small Family Business (1987), Man of the Moment (1988), House & Garden (1999) and Private Fears in Public Places (2004). His plays have won numerous awards, including seven London Evening Standard Awards. They have been translated into over 35 languages and are performed on stage and television throughout the world. Ten of his plays have been staged on Broadway, attracting two Tony nominations, and one Tony award.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 24
Writer 20
Director 2
self 2
TV Shows 2
The Girl Next Door (2021)
Our Sarah Jane – Elisabeth Sladen Tribute (2020)
National Theatre Live : A Small Family Business (2014)
Life of Riley (2014)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
Remue-ménage (2003)
By Jeeves (2001)
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
Smoking / No Smoking (1993)
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (1991)
L'Amant de ma sœur (1991)
Fantôme sur l'oreiller (1989)
Relatively Speaking (1989)
A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
Way Upstream (1987)
Season's Greetings (1986)
Absurd Person Singular (1985)
Absent Friends (1985)
Theatre Night (1985)
Halbe Wahrheiten (1985)
Treppauf Treppab (1984)
Drei Schlafzimmer (1980)
Bedroom Farce (1980)
The Norman Conquests (1977)
Liefde half om half (1976)
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GenderMale
Birthday1939-04-12 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Society of London Theatre Special Award, Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, Knight Bachelor, Laurence Olivier Award
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