Alan Ayckbourn

Sir Alan Ayckbourn is a prolific British playwright and director. As of 2026, he has written and produced 92 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. Major successes include ***Absurd Person Singular*** (1972), ***The Norman Conquests*** trilogy (1973), ***Absent Friends*** (1974), ***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. \-Wikipedia