โ Scribed by Alan Ayckbourn
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
This third volume of Alan Ayckbourn plays includes Haunting Julia, Sugar Daddies, Drowning on Dry Land and Private Fears in Public Places , with an introduction by the author.
Haunting Julia
'A play for today. It touches on the failures of education and parenting, on media pressure and overdoses. Kurt Cobain comes to mind. More universally, Haunting Julia mourns how in adolescence and adulthood, we do our loves wrong.' Financial Times
Sugar Daddies
'A timely warning about the dangers of role-playing and pretence . . . But the real fascination lies in watching Ayckbourn's own transformation from social observer to impassioned moralist.' Guardian
Drowning on Dry Land
'Ayckbourn at the top of his game.' Guardian
'A coruscatingly acid and funny play.' The Times
Private Fears in Public Places
'Ayckbourn's construction...
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