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Whenever

Alan Ayckbourn

Whenever is Alan Ayckbourn’s gloriously inventive play for children, described by the Guardian as ‘A historical-futuristic-farcical-grown-up-romantic musical adventure.’

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Paperback

ISBN

9780571215089

Date Published

08.07.2002

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Summary

A gloriously inventive play for children by Alan Ayckbourn, Britain’s most popular and most frequently performed playwright.

‘Something to savour. A historical-futuristic-farcical-grown-up-romantic musical adventure. Far too good to be wasted on adults.’ Guardian

‘Rather brilliant.’ The Stage

Whenever, with music by Dennis King, premièred at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in December 2000.

AlanAyckbourn

Alan Ayckbourn was born in London in 1939 to a violinist father and a mother who was a writer. He left school at seventeen with two ‘A’ levels and went straight into the theatre. Two years in regional theatre as an actor and stage manager led in 1959 to the writing of his first play, The Square Cat, for Scarborough’s…

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