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A Timeline For Absurd Person Singular |
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The Timeline offers a chronological view of significant events in history of the play Absurd Person Singular.
Circa 1971 In an elevator to the London producer Michael Codron's office, Alan Ayckbourn thinks of the title Absurd Person Singular and notes it down for future use.
Circa late 1971 / early 1972 Alan begins work on a play with the title Absurd Person Singular, but abandons and instead decides to use it for his summer 1972 production at the Library Theatre, Scarborough.
26 June 1972 World premiere of Absurd Person Singular at The Library Theatre, Scarborough, directed by Alan Ayckbourn.
14 July 1973 London premiere of Absurd Person Singular at the Criterion Theatre, London, directed by Eric Thompson.
22 January 1974 Absurd Person Singular receives the Evening Standard Award For Best Comedy.
1974 Absurd Person Singular acting edition published by Samuel French Ltd.
30 September 1974 The London production of Absurd Person Singular transfers to the Vaudeville Theatre, London.
8 October 1974 Broadway premiere of Absurd Person Singular at the Music Box Theater, New York, directed by Eric Thompson.
10 September 1975 Absurd Person Singular is released for professional production with a production at the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent.
1 November 1975 Absurd Person Singular closes at the Vaudeville Theatre, London.
3 February 1976 The first major tour of Absurd Person Singular is launched at Wimbledon Theatre, directed by Paul Eddington.
6 March 1976 Absurd Person Singular closes at the Music Box Theater, New York, having broken the record for the longest running comedy by a British playwright on Broadway.
5 March 1977
BBC Radio 4
broadcast a radio adaptation of
Absurd
Person Singular,
directed by Kay Patrick who
also writes additional material to convey Eva's thoughts in the second
act as she silently contemplates different means of suicide.
1 September 1977 Absurd Person Singular is made available for amateur production.
1 January 1985 BBC1 broadcast a television adaptation of Absurd Person Singular, directed by Michael Simpson.
20 December 1989 Alan Ayckbourn revives Absurd Person Singular at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round, Scarborough.
1990 Alan Ayckbourn’s revival of Absurd Person Singular goes on tour.
15 May 1990 Alan Ayckbourn’s revival of Absurd Person Singular opens at the Whitehall Theatre, London.
16 March 1991 Absurd Person Singular closes at the Whitehall Theatre, London.
25 January 1994 21st anniversary of West End production of Absurd Person Singular marked by a touring production staged by Mobil Touring Theatre.
30 October 2007 Absurd Person Singular opens at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, directed by Alan Strachan.
27 November 2007 The Windsor production of Absurd Person Singular transfers to the Garrick Theatre, London, for a limited season.
March 2008 Absurd Person Singular closes at the Garrick Theatre, London.
1 September 2008 UK tour of Absurd Person Singular opens at Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, directed by Alan Strachan.
14 September 2009
UK tour of Absurd Person Singular opens
at Theatre Royal, Brighton, directed by Alan Strachan. 1 October 2011 Alan Ayckbourn confirms at the Ayckbourn 2011 event, he will be reviving Absurd Person Singular at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in 2012 in repertory with his new play Surprises. > Summer 2012 Absurd Person Singular celebrates its 40th anniversary with a revival at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, directed by Alan Ayckbourn. > 8 August 2012 As
a co-production between the Stephen Joseph Theatre and Chichester
Festival Theatre and as part of the London 2012 Festival, Alan
Ayckbourn's revival of Absurd Person Singular opens in Chichester.
Copyright: Simon Murgatroyd 2012 |
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