Sir Alan Ayckbourn
(1939-), Playwright; Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, ScarboroughSitter in 4 portraits
Playwright; Ayckbourn has written over 50 plays including Absurd Person Singular (1973), The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1984) and Man of the Moment (1988). Highly original in his manipulation of theatrical conventions, his pair of plays, House and Garden (1999) were performed simultaneously on adjacent stages by the same cast.
by Allan Ramsay
oil on canvas, 1989
NPG 6074
by Mark Gerson
bromide print, 1981
NPG x20103
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