Background
AYCKBOURN., c.B was born on April 12, 1939 in London. Son of Horace Ayckbourn and Irene Maud (nee Worley).
playwright and theatre director
AYCKBOURN., c.B was born on April 12, 1939 in London. Son of Horace Ayckbourn and Irene Maud (nee Worley).
Haileybury.
Relatively Speaking 1965, The Sparrow 1967, How the Other Half Loves 1969, Family Circles 1970, Time and Time Again 1971, Absurd Person Singular 1972 (Director 1990), The Norman Conquests 1973, Jeeves (book and lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber musical) 1975, Absent Friends 1974, Confusions 1974, Bedroom Farce 1975, Just Between Ourselves 1976, Ten Times Table 1977, Men on Women on Men (revue with music by Paul Todd) 1978, Joking Apart 1978, Sisterly Feelings 1979, Taking Steps 1979, Suburban Strains (musical play with music by Paul Todd) 1980, Season’s Greetings 1980, Making Tracks (with Paul Todd) 1981, Way Upstream 1981. Intimate Exchanges 1982, Incidental Music (with Paul Todd) 1983, A Chorus of Disapproval 1984 (film 1988), The Westwoods 1984, Woman in Mind 1985, Mere Soup Songs (with Paul Todd) 1986, A Small Family Business 1986, Henceforward 1987, Manitoba of the Moment 1988, The Revengers’ Comedies 1989, Body Language 1990, This is Where We came in 1990, Callisto 5 1990, Othello (director) 1990, Wildest Dreams 1991.Founder member Victoria Theatre Company, Stoke-on-Trent 1962-1964. Drama Producer, British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 196470. Artistic Director, Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round, Scarborough since 1971.
Association Director Bedroom Farce (National Theatre) 1977, Sisterly Feelings (National Theatre) 1980.
Director Ten Times Table (West End) 1978, Joking Apart (West End) 1979, Season’s Greetings (West End) 1982, Way Upstream (National Theatre) 1982, Intimate Exchanges 1984, A Chorus of Disapproval (National Theatre) 1985, Women in Mind (West End) 1986, Tons of Money (National Theatre) 1986, A View from the Bridge (National Theatre) 1987, A Smail Family Business (National Theatre) 1987, ’Tis Pity She"s a Whore (National Theatre) 1988, Henceforward. (West End) 1988; Manitoba of the Moment (West End) 1990.
Honorary Doctor of Letters (Hull) 1981, (Keele, Leeds) 1987. Evening Standard; Director 1990), The Norman Conquests 1973, Jeeves (book and lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber musical) 1975, Absent Friends 1974, Confusions 1974, Bedroom Farce 1975, Just Between Ourselves 1976, Ten Times Table 1977, Men on Women on Men (revue with music by Paul Todd) 1978, Joking Apart 1978, Sisterly Feelings 1979, Taking Steps 1979, Suburban Strains (musical play with music by Paul Todd) 1980, Season’s Greetings 1980, Making Tracks (with Paul Todd) 1981, Way Upstream 1981.
Intimate Exchanges 1982, Incidental Music (with Paul Todd) 1983, A Chorus of Disapproval 1984 (film 1988), The Westwoods 1984, Woman in Mind 1985, Mere Soup Songs (with Paul Todd) 1986, A Small Family Business 1986, Henceforward 1987, Manitoba of the Moment 1988, The Revengers’ Comedies 1989, Body Language 1990, This is Where We came in 1990, Callisto 5 1990, Othello (director) 1990, Wildest Dreams 1991.
Victoria Theatre Company, Stoke-on-Trent 1962-1964.
Married Christine Helen (nee Roland) in 1959.