Sir Alan Aykbourne ( born Sir April Alan Ayckbourn , born April 12, 1939 , Hampstead , London ) is a popular English playwright.
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| Alan Ayckbourn | |
 Alan Aykborn (2010) | |
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| Occupation | playwright , director |
| Years of creativity | 1959 - present |
| Language of Works | |
| Awards | Evening Standard Award Olivier Award |
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He is a multiple winner of various awards and prizes ("Piece of the Year", "Comedy of the Year"), commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), author of 72 plays and more than 20 books for children.
Content
- 1 Prizes and awards
- 2 plays
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Prizes and Awards
- 1973: Evening Standard Award (Best Comedy: Absurd Person Singular)
- 1974: Evening Standard Award (Best Piece: "The Norman Conquests")
- 1977: Evening Standard Award (Best Piece: "Just Between Ourselves")
- 1981: Doctor of letters, Litt. D., Hall University
- 1985: Evening Standard Award (Best Comedy: "A Chorus of Disapproval")
- 1986: Laurence Olivier Award (Best Comedy: "A Chorus of Disapproval")
- 1987: Evening Standard Award Best Play, for A Small Family Business
- 1987: Plays and Players Award
- 1987: Honorary degree of (Litt. D.) from Keele University
- 1987: Honorary degree of (Litt. D.) from University of Leeds
- 1987: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1989: Evening Standard Award Best Comedy, for Henceforward
- 1990: Evening Standard Award Best Comedy, for Man of the Moment
- 1997: Bachelor Knight
Pieces
- The Square Cat (1958)
- Love After All (1959)
- Dad's Tale (1960)
- Standing Room Only (1961)
- Christmas V Mastermind (1962)
- Mr Whatnot (1963)
- Relatively Speaking (1965, first title - Meet My Father)
- The Sparrow (1967)
- How The Other Half Loves (1969)
- Family Circles (1970, also The Story So Far, Me Times, Me Times Me)
- Time And Time Again (1971)
- Absurd Person Singular (1972)
- Table Manners (1973, first title - “Fancy Meeting You”: with “Living Together” and “Round and Round the Garden” forms the trilogy “The Norman Conquests”)
- Living Together (1973, first title - “Make Yourself At Home”)
- Round and Round the Garden (1973, Norman Conquests)
- Absent Friends (1974)
- Confusions (1974)
- Jeeves (1975, a musical co-authored by Andrew Lloyd Webber, rewritten and entitled “By Jeeves” in 1996)
- Bedroom Farce (1975)
- Just Between Ourselves (1976)
- Ten Times Table (1977)
- Joking Apart (1978)
- Sisterly Feelings (1979)
- Taking Steps (1979)
- Suburban Strains (1980)
- Season's Greetings (1980)
- Way Upstream (1981)
- Making Tracks (1981)
- Intimate Exchanges (1982)
- It Could Be Any One Of Us (1983)
- A Chorus Of Disapproval (1984)
- Woman in Mind (1985)
- A Small Family Business (1987)
- Henceforward ... (1987)
- Man Of The Moment (1988)
- Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (1988)
- The Revengers' Comedies (1989)
- Invisible Friends (1989)
- Body Language (1990)
- This Is Where We Came In (1990)
- Callisto 5 (1990, rewritten in 1999: “Callisto # 7”)
- Wildest Dreams (1991)
- My Very Own Story (1991)
- Time Of My Life (1992)
- Dreams From A Summer House (1992)
- Communicating Doors (1992)
- Haunting Julia (1994)
- The Musical Jigsaw Play (1994)
- A Word From Our Sponsor (1995)
- The Champion Of Paribanou (1996)
- Things We Do For Love (1997)
- Comic Potential (1998)
- The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (1998)
- House (1999, diptych - with Garden)
- Garden (1999)
- Virtual Reality (2000)
- Whenever (2000)
- Gameplan (2001, Damsels In Distress trilogy)
- Flatspin (2001, Damsels In Distress)
- RolePlay (2001, Damsels In Distress)
- Snake In The Grass (2002)
- The Jollies (2002)
- Sugar Daddies (2003)
- Orvin - Champion Of Champions (2003)
- My Sister Sadie (2003)
- Drowning on Dry Land (2004)
- Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- Miss Yesterday (2004)
- Improbable Fiction (2005)
- If I Were You (2006)
- Life And Beth (2008)
- Awaking Beauty (2008)
- My Wonderful Day (2009)
- Life of Riley (2010)
- Neighborhood Watch (2011)
- Surprises (2012)
- Arrivals & Departures (2013)
- Roundelay (2014)
- Hero's Welcome (2015)
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database - 2000.
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
Links
- Biography on the official website (English)