Absurd Person Singular: Research Resources
This page lists the significant archive holdings in relation to Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular. The bulk of the material is held in the Ayckbourn Archive at The Borthwick Institute for Archives at The University of York. The Borthwick's relevant holdings can be found in the catalogue below with details of other archives listed beneath this.If the catalogue content does not appear in the frame, the actual online catalogue can be visited here.
Other Archives
The British Library: Top copy clean manuscript for world premiere at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough (1972) and for pre-West End tour (1973) held in The Modern Playscripts Collection; correspondence in the 'Archive of Margaret Ramsay Ltd (reference: Add MS 88915/1/12/5 and Add MS 88915/1/12/6).Scarborough Library (The Library Theatre / Stephen Joseph Collection): Programme for world premiere (1972) and brochure for Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre 1972 summer season; accounts for 1972 summer season for Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre.
Scarborough Museums and Galleries (The Ayckbourn Collection): Unedited / uncut rehearsal manuscript for world premiere at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre (1972); this is the version produced on the first night before being significantly edited and revised for subsequent performances / productions.
The Research page is presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, where the Ayckbourn Archive is held. Further details about other collections and researching Alan Ayckbourn can be found in the Research section of the website.
If you have any research enquiries regarding Absurd Person Singular, please contact Alan Ayckbourn's archivist Simon Murgatroyd at reseach@alanayckbourn.net.
If you have any research enquiries regarding Absurd Person Singular, please contact Alan Ayckbourn's archivist Simon Murgatroyd at reseach@alanayckbourn.net.
