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World Premiere
First performance: 26 June 1972
World premiere (press night): 26 June 1972
Venue: Library Theatre, Scarborough
Staging: Round
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Director: Alan Ayckbourn
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Character:
Jane Hopcroft
Sidney Hopcroft
Ronald Brewster-Wright
Marion Brewster-Wright
Eva Jackson
Geoffrey Jackson
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Actor:
Philippa Urquhart
Piers Rogers
Christopher Godwin
Matyelok Gibbs
Jennifer Piercey
Ray Jewers
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London Premiere
First performance: 4 July 1973
Premiere (press night): 14 July 1973
Venue: Criterion Theatre, London
Staging: End-stage
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Director: Eric Thompson
Design: Alan Tagg
Lighting: Mick Hughes
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Character:
Jane Hopcroft
Sidney Hopcroft
Ronald Brewster-Wright
Marion Brewster-Wright
Eva Jackson
Geoffrey Jackson
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Actor:
Bridget Turner
Richard Briers
Michael Aldridge
Sheila Hancock
Anna Calder-Marshall
David Burke
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London Transfer
Premiere: 30 September 1974
Closed: 1 November 1975
Venue: Vaudeville Theatre, London
Staging: End-stage
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Director: Eric Thompson
Design: Alan Tagg
Lighting: Mick Hughes
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Character:
Jane Hopcroft
Sidney Hopcroft
Ronald Brewster-Wright
Marion Brewster-Wright
Eva Jackson
Geoffrey Jackson
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Actor:
Millicent Martin
John Clive
Paul Eddington
Amanda Barrie
Stephanie Turner
David Baron
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Broadway Premiere
Premiere: 8 October 1974
Closed: 6 March 1976
Performances: 591
Venue: Music Box Theatre
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Director: Eric Thompson
Design: Edward Burbridge
Lighting: Thomas Skelton
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Character:
Sidney
Eva
Ronald
Marion
Geoffrey
Jane
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Actor:
Larry Blyden
Sandy Dennis
Richard Kiley
Geraldine Page
Tony Roberts
Carole Shelley
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1989 Revival
First performance: 20 December 1989
Premiere (press night): 28 December 1989
Venue: Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round, Scarborough
Staging: Round
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Director: Alan Ayckbourn
Design: Michael Holt
Lighting: Francis Stevenson
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Character:
Jane Hopcroft
Sidney Hopcroft
Ronald Brewster-Wright
Marion Brewster-Wright
Eva Jackson
Geoffrey Jackson
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Actor:
Lesley Meade *
Richard Kane
Donald Douglas
Moira Redmond
Robin McCaffrey *
Jeff Shankley
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* The 1989
revival of Absurd Person Singular went on a national tour before
transferring to the Whitehall Theatre, London, on 15 May 1990. For
the London transfer, Lavinia Bertram replaced Lesley Meade and
Jennifer Wiltsie replaced Robin McCaffrey |
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Broadway 2005 Revival
Premiere: 18 October 2005
Closed: 4 December 2005
Performances: 56
Venue: Biltmore Theatre
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Director: John Tillinger
Design: John Lee Beatty
Lighting: Brian MacDevitt
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Character:
Eva
Jane
Geoffrey
Sidney
Marion
Ronald
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Actor:
Mireille Enos
Clea Lewis
Sam Robards
Alan Ruck
Deborah Rush
Paxton Whitehead
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London 2007 Revival
First performance: 27 November 2007
Premiere: 11 December 2007
Opening Night: 11 December 2007
Closed: March 2008
Venue: Garrick Theatre, London
Staging: End-stage
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Director: Alan Strachan
Design: Michael Pavelka
Lighting: Jason Taylor
Sound: Ian Horrocks-Taylor
Costumes: Brigid Guy
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Character:
Jane
Sidney
Ronald
Marion
Eva
Geoffrey
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Actor:
Jane Horrocks
David Bamber
David Horovitch
Jenny Seagrove
Lia Williams
John Gordon Sinclair
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2012 Revival
First performance: TBC
Premiere (press night): TBC
Venue: Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Staging: Round
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Director: Alan Ayckbourn
Design: Michael Holt
Lighting: Jason Taylor
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Note: Co-production between Stephen Joseph Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre.
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Character:
Eva
Jane
Geoffrey
Sidney
Marion
Ronald
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Actor:
To be announced
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