Ayckbourn

Ayckbourn
(1939– )
an English writer of many plays for the theatre and television, well known for his cleverly written and often disturbing comedies about English middle-class behaviour, including Absurd Person Singular (1973), Absent Friends (1975), A Chorus of Disapproval (1986) and the series of three plays called The Norman Conquests (1974). He usually gives the first performances of his plays in Scarborough, where he is the artistic director of a theatre company. He was made a knight in 1997.

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  • Ayckbourn, Sir Alan — born April 12, 1939, London, Eng. British playwright. He began acting with the Stephen Joseph Co. in Scarborough, Yorkshire, where he also wrote his earliest plays under the pseudonym Roland Allen (1959–61). Most of his plays premiered at the… …   Universalium

  • Ayckbourn — /ˈeɪkbɔn/ (say aykbawn) noun Alan, born 1939, English dramatist, noted for comedies; author of the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1973) …  

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  • Ayckbourn, Sir Alan — (n. 12 abr. 1939, Londres, Inglaterra). Comediógrafo británico. Comenzó a actuar en la Compañía Stephen Joseph en Scarborough, Yorkshire, donde además escribió sus primeras piezas teatrales bajo el seudónimo de Roland Allen (1959–61). La mayoría… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Ayckbourn, Sir Alan —  (1939–) Prolific British playwright …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Alan Ayckbourn — Infobox Writer name = Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE caption = pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1939|4|12|def=yes birthplace = Hampstead, London deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Playwright and director nationality = British period …   Wikipedia

  • Alan Ayckbourn — Sir Alan Ayckbourn, CBE (nacido el 22 de abril de 1929) es un popular y prolífico dramaturgo inglés. Contenido 1 …   Wikipedia Español

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