Sir Alan Ayckbourn 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.
Alan Ayckbourn – współczesny brytyjski komediopisarz. Napisał ponad 75 sztuk teatralnych. W latach 1972 -2009 był dyrektorem artystycznym Stephen Joseph Theatre w Scarborough, Anglii. Ponad 40 Jego sztuk wystawiono na West Endzie i 10 na Broadwayu.
Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE FRSA é um prolífico dramaturgo e diretor britânico. Escreveu e produziu, até 2024, 90 peças completas em Scarborough e Londres e foi, entre 1972 e 2009, o diretor artístico do Stephen Joseph Theatre em Scarborough, onde todas as suas peças, com exceção de quatro, foram apresentadas pela primeira vez. Mais de 40 foram produzidas posteriormente no West End, no Royal National Theatre ou pela Royal Shakespeare Company desde que seu primeiro sucesso, Relatively Speaking, estreou no Duke of York's Theatre em 1967.
