THE AYCKBOURN PLAYS–CAN EACH PLAY STAND ALONE?

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Philip

THE AYCKBOURN PLAYS—CAN EACH PLAY STAND ALONE? I described here the Alan Ayckbourn cycle of sixteen plays called INTIMATE EXCHANGES. The extraordinary challenge of sixteen plays raises the question whether an individual play would be worth seeing on its own. Annalisa and Nick each saw only one of the plays and each was enthusiastic about that play. Nick saw LOVE IN THE MIST and Annalisa saw A GAME OF GOLF. Each commented on how sad the play they saw was, and how funny.

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One Response to THE AYCKBOURN PLAYS–CAN EACH PLAY STAND ALONE?

  1. Annalisa says:
    July 25, 2007 at 2:14 PM

    I can definitely answer “yes” that each play stands alone. In fact, even though the plays were designed to complement one another, I don’t know how many I could’ve watched because they were so sad. I never realized how important a happy ending was to me until just a year or so ago. After the play was over I found myself wanting to see more with the characters I had come to know, but I also felt bruised by the sadness of the play.

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