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An entertainment on marriage by George Melly, Alan Ayckbourn, James Saunders, Harold Pinter, Alun Owen, Fay Weldon, David Campton, Lyndon Brook and John Bowen.

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An entertainment on marriage by George Melly, Alan Ayckbourn, James Saunders, Harold Pinter, Alun Owen, Fay Weldon, David Campton, Lyndon Brook and John Bowen. If individual scenes are presented separately, fees vary. Please submit a licence request for each individual title you are interested in performing.

The scenes are presented in the text in the following order:

PART ONE: The Vicar by George Melly, A Man's Best Friend by James Saunders, The Bank Manager by George Melly, Score by Lyndon Brook, The Lawyer by George Melly, Norma by Alun Owen, The Nannie by George Melly, Night by Harold Pinter.

PART TWO: The Psychoanalyst by George Melly, Permanence by Fay Weldon, The Doctor by George Melly, Countdown by Alan Ayckbourn, The Union Official by George Melly, Silver Wedding by John Bowen, The Director by George Melly, Resting Place by David Campton.

APPENDIX: The Headmaster by George Melly, The Advertising Man by George Melly.

  • Time Period Contemporary

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Alan Ayckbourn

A playwright and theatre director, to date Alan Ayckbourn has written 89 plays – Family Album attracted four-star reviews when it premiered in September 2022 at the Stephen Joseph, where nearly all his plays are first staged.

However, this year he will stage his 88th play Welc ...

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Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter (1930-2008) was born in London on October 10, 1930. He lived with Antonia Fraser from 1975 until his death on Christmas Eve 2008. (They were married in 1980).

After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the Central School of Speech and Drama, he worke ...

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