London Criterion Theatre – Absurd Person Singular – 1973 Hancock

About this Absurd Person Singular theatre programme

A programme from the Criterion Theatre, London, dated 4 July 1973, for Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy Absurd Person Singular, with Sheila Hancock, Richard Briers, Michael Aldridge and David Burke. The play visits three couples in three different kitchens on three successive Christmas Eves, charting their changing fortunes with Ayckbourn’s trademark blend of farce and dark comedy. From the original West End run of one of Ayckbourn’s best-loved plays, this is a classic 1970s theatre programme.

Condition: V Good, vlcr, slrs (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Absurd Person Singular was first staged at Ayckbourn’s home theatre in Scarborough in 1972 before transferring to London.
• Much of the action happens offstage at a party in the next room, while the audience watches events unfold in the kitchen.
• Richard Briers became one of Ayckbourn’s favourite leading men and later starred in The Good Life.