Publisher's Synopsis
Alan Ayckbourn is a Olivier and Tony Award winning playwright who is considered one of the world's most popular and performed playwrights. Unseen Ayckbourn explores his rarely seen or known works, It examines his withdrawn, unpublished and lost plays alongside abandoned ideas, variations of existing plays, alternative titles as well as other ephemera and writing drawn from throughout the playwright's acclaimed career. Extensively revised, expanded and updated to include new material discovered since 2017 alongside unproduced material written during the 2020 / 2021 lockdowns, Unseen Ayckbourn includes quotes from the playwright, exclusive extracts from unpublished works and rare material drawn from the Ayckbourn Archive. It covers the entirety of his writing career from primary school to his latest work. Unseen Ayckbourn is written by Alan Ayckbourn's Archivist, Simon Murgatroyd M.A., writer and creator of the playwright's official website and whose articles about the playwright and his plays have been published around the world. The 2022 Edition offers new insights into Alan Ayckbourn's writing - seen and unseen.
