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  A Guide To Downloads On The Website  
 

Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website hosts a number of free downloads generally concentrating on the plays. Generally, the downloads can be found in Plays in the section pertaining to the relevant play. This is a guide to the type of downloads available on the website.

 
     
  The Alan Ayckbourn Guides  
  These offer an in-depth examination of some of Alan Ayckbourn's most popular plays. Officially approved and featuring exclusive research and material from The Bob Watson Archive and Alan Ayckbourn's personal archive, these are intended to be definitive guides to the plays. Each publication is in an A4 format with 30 plus pages in pdf format. The Guides offer an extensive background to each play, synopsis, production details, articles by Alan Ayckbourn, a look at how the plays have been produced, an extensive reading guide, review extracts, exclusive images and other material. They can be found in the Further Reading page of the specific plays within the Plays section or by clicking the title of the Guides below. Plays currently covered by The Guides are listed below.  
     
 

> Bedroom Farce (see right)

> Relatively Speaking

> How The Other Half Loves

> Absurd Person Singular

> A Trip To Scarborough

> The Norman Conquests

  The Alan Ayckbourn Guides: Bedroom Farce is also available as a free download or a non-profit making professionally printed publication via lulu.com.  Please note, neither www.alanayckbourn.net nor www.lulu.com receive any profits or proceeds from these sales. The published price is solely the cost of printing the guide and postage and packing. The guide is published as part of Lulu's non-profit publishing programme.  
     
  Ayckbourn Factual Downloads  
  Other downloads such as a biography, play lists and other useful material can be downloaded from the Quick Guide section. All articles from this source are available to reproduce for free providing they are credited to this website. Click here to view the downloads.  
     
  Miscellaneous Downloads  
 

The website also offers a number of miscellaneous downloads, which may be of interest to people visiting the website, these can be accessed by clicking on the purple links below.

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> A Chorus Of Approval addendum (.pdf)

An update to the Stephen Joseph Theatre's 1999 A Chorus Of Approval publication, updating the play information from 1999 to the present day.

> Producing Alan Ayckbourn's Play (.pdf)

A guide intended for amateur companies offering advice on performing rights licenses, play availability, cast sizes and running times.

> Stephen Joseph (.pdf)

A short publication exploring the life and work of Stephen Joseph - mentor and inspiration to Alan Ayckbourn and found of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.

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  Enquiries  
 

If you have any enquiries about the downloads or suggestions for future downloads, please do not hesitate to contact the website administrator by emailing: admin@alanayckbourn.net.