I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . . . Whatever devices you use should always be there to serve the theme. If the theme… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so that half the house genuinely doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. Custard pie humour is fairly universal,… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates. — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes to tell… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
There is a school of thought that believes that sleep is for the night. You appear to be out to disprove them. — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
Salad, I can't bear salad. It grows while you're eating it, you know. — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
Cats names are more for human benefit. They give one a certain degree more confidence that the animal belongs to you. — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
Plays by Alan Ayckbourn have been attracting larger audiences in the regional theatres than those of Shakespeare. — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . .… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don't like them very much. — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa. — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
If you are flattering a woman, it pays to be a little more subtle. You don't have to bother with men, they believe any… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so that half… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
