Confusions - Softcover

Alan Ayckbourn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0435225855 ISBN 13: 9780435225858

Publisher: Heinemann / Methuen, 1989

Synopsis

One of a series presenting a wide choice of 20th-century drama. The books offer scene-by-scene analysis, structured questions and assignment suggestions for GCSE. This is a collection of five interlinked but self-contained plays, dealing with human loneliness and hypocrisy.

About this title

Review:

Funny, touching and clever * Independent * Confusions becomes the middle-England equivalent of Schnitzler's pass-the-pox satire La Ronde, in which only the laughter is infectious. * Guardian *

About the Author:

Alan Ayckbourn was born in 1939 and has over seventy plays and productions to his name. He worked all over the world but has focused on the West End where he has also run his own theatre company. Major successes include, Absurd Person Singular (1975), a black comedy often considered his most perfect work. It was first performed in 1972 at the Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough, where Ayckbourn was artistic director between 1972 and 2009. Other plays include: Bedroom Farce (1975), the title of a two-act comedy, first performed in 1977 at the National Theatre; Just Between Ourselves (1976); Way Upstream (1982); A Chorus of Disapproval (1984); Woman in Mind (1985); A Small Family Business (1987); Man Of The Moment (1988); House & Garden (1999); and Private Fears in Public Places (2004). He has won many awards including seven Evening Standard awards as well as a Tony in 2009 for best revival for The Norman Conquests.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann / Methuen
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0435225855
• ISBN 13: 9780435225858
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Tim Bezant