Ayckbourn

British  

/ ˈeɪkbɔːn /

noun

1. Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)

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Example Sentences

Playwright Alan Ayckbourn, who directed Gambon in his Olivier Award-winning performance in “A View From the Bridge,” accurately eulogized his acting as a form of “spontaneous combustion.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

He quickly became well-known for his work in a number of Alan Ayckbourn plays.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

And finally, Alan Ayckbourn for more than 70 fine comedies, especially “The Norman Conquests,” “Bedroom Farce,” “A Chorus of Disapproval” and “Absurd Person Singular.”

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2020

I’ve worked a lot with Alan Ayckbourn, and he knows a thing or two about getting laughs.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019

Billington’s many books include critical studies of Tom Stoppard and Alan Ayckbourn and biographies of Harold Pinter and Peggy Ashcroft.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2019