New Ayckbourn book exclusively at the SJT Shop
23 September 2009
Sight Unseen: The Unseen Ayckbourn Guide is a new book by Alan Ayckbourn’s archivist, Simon Murgatroyd. It looks at concepts and ideas for plays, unpublished and unproduced plays, alternative versions and titles, screenplay concepts, early writing and rarely seen Ayckbourn plays such as his very first play The Square Cat.
The book has more than 100 entries ranging from Alan’s first play written at school to his latest play My Wonderful Day, with practically every subject accompanied with quotes from Alan Ayckbourn as well as extracts from a number of the plays.
Although available on the internet, Sight Unseen is being sold exclusively offline at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Shop. It costs £7 with all proceeds from the book going towards the theatre
The Unseen Ayckbourn Guide
by Simon Murgatroyd
Format: Free download or paid for softcover edition (£4.00)
Pages: 120 pages
Click here for the Free Download or click here for details of the paid-for published edition
(Note: There is no difference in content between the free download or paid-for edition)
A preview of Sight Unseen can also be found at lulu.com here.
Entries discussed include Alan Ayckbourn's work on:
> Unpublished canon plays such as The Square Cat, Love After All, Dad's Tale, Christmas V Mastermind, Standing Room Only, The Sparrow, Jeeves, Making Tracks & Virtual Reality.
> Unacknowledged, unproduced and unpublished plays such as Bedside Manners, Board Game,The Party Game, Relative Values, The Season.
> Early alternative versions of Absurd Person Singular, A Chorus Of Disapproval, FlatSpin,Henceforward..., The Jollies & Life & Beth.
> Screenplays and TV concepts such as the movie Cluedo, Bedroom Farce spin-off Ernest & Delia, Hark At Barker & Mind Over Murder.
> Alternative titles such as Am I Famous Yet, I To I, Meeting Like This, Sight Unseen, The Silver Collection, Take It Or Leave It & Taken For Granted & Winnie's Wonderful Day.
> The 'Grey' plays - produced but never published and now withdrawn.
> Concepts for various unwritten plays.
> Previously unacknowledged ephemera such as Cinderella's Star Night, The Ghost Of 'Enry Albert, Scarborough's Millennium attraction and a West End version of The Wizard Of Oz.
> Early writing during his school and teenage years
> Also includes a definitive & up-to-date official play list, a guide to who's who and all entries are fully referenced.
And more...
The entries are discussed in historical context and include quotes by Alan Ayckbourn himself as well as rarely, if ever, seen extracts from many of the plays.
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