Alan Ayckbourn
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 85 |
| Web site | www.alanayckbourn.net |
| Date of birth | April 12,1939 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Hampstead |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Heather Stoney |
| Christine Roland | |
| Children | Philip Ayckbourn |
| Steven Ayckbourn | |
| Job | Playwright |
| Screenwriter | |
| Theatre Director | |
| Movies/Shows | Smoking/No Smoking |
| Private Fears in Public Places | |
| Life of Riley | |
| A Chorus of Disapproval | |
| Sweet Revenge | |
| The Norman Conquests: Living Together | |
| The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden | |
| The Norman Conquests: Table Manners | |
| Awards | Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy |
| Laurence Olivier Award for Society of London Theatre Special Award | |
| Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts | |
| Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement | |
| Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play | |
| Official site | alanayckbourn.net |
| Parents | Horace Ayckbourn |
| Irene Worley | |
| Plays | Absurd Person Singular |
| Bedroom Farce | |
| Relatively Speaking | |
| Siblings | Christopher Pye |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 459202 |
Ernie's incredible illucinations
Bedroom Farce: Absurd Person Singular ; Absent Friends
The Alan Ayckbourn Collection
Alan Ayckbourn Plays 5: Snake in the Grass; If I Were You; Life and Beth; My Wonderful Day; Life of Riley
Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 3: Haunting Julia, Sugar Daddies, Drowning on Dry Land, Private Fears in Public Places
My very own story
Alan Ayckbourn Plays 2: Ernie's Incredible Illucinations; Invisible Friends; This is Where We Came In; My Very Own Story; The Champion of Paribanou
Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 6: Time of My Life; Neighbourhood Watch; Arrivals and Departures; Hero's Welcome; A Brief History of Women
Alan Ayckbourn Plays 4
A cut in the rates
Mr. Whatnot
Gizmo
Callisto 5
Surprises
Absent Friends: A Play
Time and Time Again
Plays Five
Home Truths: Three Plays
Me, Myself and I
Plays Two
The Revengers' Comedies
Family Circles: A Comedy
Absurd Person Singular. (Jo, vánoce)
House & Garden: Two Plays
Alan Ayckbourn Plays 1
Gizmo: A Play
New Connections 99
Pum picil
The Forest
A Word from Our Sponsor: A Musical Play
Wolf at the Door: A Play
Damsels in Distress
The crafty art of playmaking
Ernie's Incredible Illucinations: A Play
A Brief History of Women
Alan Ayckbourn Life story
Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE FRSA is a prolific British playwright and director. He has written and produced as of 2023, 89 full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the ...
Sir Michael Gambon: A career in pictures
... He quickly became well-known for his work in a number of Alan Ayckbourn plays...
Obituary: Sir Michael Gambon, star of The Singing Detective and Harry Potter
... His devotion to the stage paid off in 1974 when he was cast as Tom in Alan Ayckbourn s trilogy, The Norman Conquests...
Sir Michael Gambon: A career in pictures
Sir Michael Gambon has died in hospital aged 82.
Sir Michael was born in 1940 in Dublin, educated in London and served a seven-year engineering apprenticeship before being selected by Sir Laurence Olivier for Britain's National Theatre in 1963.
He quickly became well-known for his work in A Number of Alan Ayckbourn plays.
Despite making his screen debut in Olivier's 1965 Film Adaptation of Othello, he concentrated On Stage work.
He went on to appear regularly at the National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company in roles including King Lear , Othello, Mark Anthony and Volpone.
His lead role in John Dexter 's production 1980 of Galileo led to much greater recognition of his talents, but it was to be a 1986 TV series which made him a household name.
Dennis Potter 's menacing and imaginative TV series The Singing Detective cast Sir Michael in The Lead role, A Man crippled with psoriasis who has a Fantasy Life as a Private Eye .
The series brought huge acclaim for his Performance - as well as a Bafta for Best Actor , his first of four.
His film career began in earnest with Peter Greenaway 's The Cook , The Thief , His Wife and Her Lover (1989), which cast him in a sadistic role opposite Helen Mirren and Tim Roth .
He went on to work in a wide variety of films, including A Man of No Importance (1994), The Browning Version (1994), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), and Tim Burton 's Sleepy Hollow (1999).
In 2001 he appeared in Robert Altman 's highly-rated Gosford Park , which won an Oscar for best screenplay and an ensemble acting award from the Screen Actors Guild.
He received a TV Bafta in 2000 for The Bbc One drama Wives & Daughters, and repeated the feat The Following year for his work in Channel 4 's Longitude.
2002's award for his Performance in Bbc Two 's Perfect Strangers was, remarkably, his third win in as many years.
Gambon amassed a legion of new fans for his Performance as Professor Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban - a role he inherited following the death of Richard Harris in 2002.
He was to continue in The Role , starring in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Final two films of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
His TV and film roles continued, notably appearing in the 2010 Christmas Special of Doctor Who , A Christmas Carol .
In early 2015, Sir Michael announced he was no longer able to play roles On Stage due to problems remembering lines.
Sir Michael also played Henry Tyson in Sky Atlantic 's Fortitude. It was to be one of his final screen performances.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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