Alan Ayckbourn: Director

Plays directed by Alan Ayckbourn: 1976 - 1995 (the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round period)
This is a list of all plays directed by Alan Ayckbourn between 1976 and 1995 (whilst Alan was predominantly based at The Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round, Scarborough). Details of the Ayckbourn plays can be found by clicking on Plays above.
* World Premiere
Plays	Author	Opening Night	Location
1976 (excluding Library Theatre productions)
Mr Whatnot The Caretaker	Alan Ayckbourn Harold Pinter	26 October 23 November	Scarborough Scarborough

1977
Dear Liar Ten Times Table * Bedroom Farce Fallen Angels Sleuth The Jubilee Show * The Rehearsal Relatively Speaking Pygmalion A Man For All Seasons	Jerome Kilty Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Noel Coward Anthony Shaffer Alan Ayckbourn / Mervyn Watson Anouilh Alan Ayckbourn George Bernard Shaw Robert Bolt	3 January 18 January 16 March 13 April 19 April 7 June 21 June 27 June 11 October 8 November	Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1978
Joking Apart * Ten Times Table Rookery Nook Men On Women On Men * Travelling Hopefully * Patriotic Bunting *	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Ben Travers Alan Ayckbourn Ken Whitmore Brian Thompson	11 January 5 April 2 May 17 June 25 July 10 October	Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1979
Sisterly Feelings * Joking Apart Bedroom Farce The Seagull Saint Trixie * Tishoo * Double Double Taking Steps * The Crucible	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Chekhov Stephen Mallatratt Brian Thompson James Saunders Alan Ayckbourn Arthur Miller	10 January 7 March 29 March 1 May 23 June 24 July 17 August 27 September 6 November	Scarborough London New York Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1980
Suburban Strains * Sisterly Feelings Time And The Conways Taking Steps First Course * Second Helping * Season’s Greetings *	Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn J.B.Priestley Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn	17 January 3 / 4 June 4 June 18 June 8 July 5 August 25 September	Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1981
Suburban Strains The Conservatory * Me * Prologue * Myself * I * Epilogue * You Should See Us Now * Way Upstream * Making Tracks *	Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Brian Thompson Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Peter Tinniswood Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd	5 February 28 May 2 June 30 June 8 July 9 July 10 July 12 August 2 October 15 December	London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1982
Season's Greetings Way Upstream Absent Friends Season's Greetings Intimate Exchanges * Saturday, Sunday, Monday Way Upstream Making Tracks A Trip To Scarborough *	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Eduardo di Filippo Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn	28 January 24 February Date TBC 29 March 3 June 15 September 4 October 3 November 8 December	London Houston Houston London Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough

1983
Intimate Exchanges * Incidental Music * Making Tracks At The End Of The Day * Backnumbers 1-10 * Backnumbers 11-20 * Before Your Very Eyes * It Could Be Any One Of Us * Thark	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Peter Tinniswood Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Michael Cashman Alan Ayckbourn Ben Travers	4 January 12 January 14 March 13 July 19 July 21 July 10 August 5 October 30 November	Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1984
The Seven Deadly Virtues * A Chorus Of Disapproval * The Westwoods: Her Side* The Westwoods: His Side * Intimate Exchanges Bricks 'n Mortar * Last Of The Red Hot Lovers The Dining Room A Thousand Clowns His Monkey Wife	Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Michael Cashman Neil Simon A.R. Gurney Herb Gardner Sandy Wilson	5 January 2 May 29 May 31 May 14 August 22 August 26 September 24 October 21 November 19 December	Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1985
Boy Meets Girl * Girl Meets Boy * Woman in Mind * Imaginary Lines * A Chorus Of Disapproval Family Circles The Brontes Of Haworth Part 1 The Brontes Of Haworth Part 2 Tons Of Money	Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn R.R. Oliver Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Christopher Fry / Kerry Gardner Christopher Fry / Kerry Gardner Will Evans And Valentine (adapt. Ayckbourn)	23 May 25 May 30 May 12 June 1 August 4 September 11 October 12 October 11 December	Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1986
Mere Soup Songs * Time And Time Again Woman In Mind Tons Of Money	Alan Ayckbourn / Paul Todd Alan Ayckbourn London Will Evans And Valentine	22 May 29 May 3 September 30 October	Scarborough Scarborough London London

1987
Time And Time Again A View From The Bridge A Small Family Business Henceforward… * Henceforward… A View From The Bridge (transfer)	Alan Ayckbourn Arthur Miller Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Arthur Miller	7 January 12 February 21 May 30 July 4 October 3 November	Scarborough London London Scarborough Houston London

1988
Henceforward… 'Tis Pity She's A Whore Eden End The Parasol * The Haunt Of Mr Fossett * Man Of The Moment * The Ballroom * Henceforward... Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays *	Alan Ayckbourn John Ford J.B. Priestley Frank Dunai (adapted from Chekhov) Stephen Mallatratt Alan Ayckbourn Peter King Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn	6 January 25 February 2 June 6 July 7 July 10 August 14 September 21 November 30 November	Scarborough London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough

1989
The Revengers’ Comedies * The Inside Outside Slide Show * Wolf At The Door Invisible Friends * Absurd Person Singular	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Henry Becque Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn	5 June 22 July 27 September 22 November 20 December	Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1990
Man Of The Moment Body Language * Three Men In A Boat * This Is Where We Came In * Abiding Passions Othello Taking Steps Callisto 5 *	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Blake Heathcote Alan Ayckbourn Derrick Goodwin Shakespeare Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn	14 February 16 May 5 July 4 August 8 August 26 September 28 November 12 December	London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1991
Invisible Friends Wildest Dreams * Augustus Carp, Esq. * The Village Fete * Breaking Legs My Very Own Story * The Revengers' Comedies This Is Where We Came In	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Blake Heathcote Peter Tinniswood Tom Dulack Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn	13 March 1 May 30 May 5 June 26 July 10 August 16 / 17 October 27 November	London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough

1992
One Over The Eight * Time Of My Life * Dreams From A Summer House * My Very Own Story	Peter Robert Scott Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn / John Pattison Alan Ayckbourn	8 January 15 April 20 August 2 December	Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough

1993
Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays Table Manners Living Together Round And Round The Garden Time Of My Life Love Off The Shelf	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Roger Hall / Philip Norman / A.K. Grant	4 March 21 April 28 April 12 May 3 August 15 October	London Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough London Scarborough

1994
Communicating Doors * Haunting Julia * Two Weeks With The Queen * Conversations With My Father The Musical Jigsaw Play * Wildest Dreams Communicating Doors	Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn Morris Gleitzman Herb Gardner Alan Ayckbourn / John Pattison Alan Ayckbourn Alan Ayckbourn	27 January 13 April 3 August 19 October 1 December 14 December Date TBC	Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough Scarborough London Chicago

1995
Conversations With My Father A Word From Our Sponsor * Communicating Doors Betrayal	Herb Gardner Alan Ayckbourn / John Pattison Alan Ayckbourn Harold Pinter	7 March 13 April 7 August 21 August	London Scarborough London Scarborough


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