Ayckbourn Chronology: 1963
Notable Events
Alan Ayckbourn in The Rainbow Machine
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○ directed one of his own plays for the first time with a revival of Standing Room Only at the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent.
○ directed the world premiere of one of his own plays for the first time with Mr Whatnot at the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent.
○ directed a revival of Standing Room Only, which was credited as a play by Alan Ayckbourn - rather than the pseudonym Roland Allen to whom it was originally credited. As result, Standing Room Only is considered the earliest play to be attributed to Alan Ayckbourn.
○ had Standing Room Only optioned for a television play for ITV's Armchair Theatre; the play is never produced.
Quotes
"I don't make a lot of money writing plays; in fact this one [Mr Whatnot] is the first I have sold. But I enjoy it and being an actor it helps me to understand playwriting from an actor's point of view."(The Times, 20 November 1963)
World Premieres
○ Mr Whatnot12 November: The Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
Professional Directing
○ Mr Whatnot *○ Standing Room Only *
○ The Referees *
○ The Mating Season *
○ The Rainbow Machine *
○ Miss Julie *
Professional Acting
○ Teds's Cathedral (Anderson) *○ The Rehearsal (The Count) *
○ Waiting For Godot (Vladimir) *
○ An Awkward Number (Robert) *
○ A Man For All Seasons (Thomas More) *
○ The Rainbow Machine (Jordan) *
○ Miss Julie (Jean) *
○ Two For The Seesaw (Jerry Ryan) *
○ The Dumb Waiter (Ben) *
○ The Collection (Harry) *
○ Gaslight (Mr Manningham) *
○ The Caretaker (Aston) *
○ The Prisoner (The Interrogator) *
* The Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
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