Sir Alan Ayckbourn, FELA! And More This Week On TheatreTalk

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This Week on CUNY TV... Sir Alan Ayckbourn

on Thirteen:
Friday, December 11th at 1:00 AM

A fascinating conversation with Sir Alan Ayckbourn on the eve of the opening of his new play, My Wonderful Day at 59 East 59th, which Ayckbourn both wrote and directed. This is 73rd of Ayckbourn's plays which also include Absurd Person Singular, A Small Family Business, and The Norman Conquests (which was revived last season and won three Drama Desk Awards).

Ayckbourn discusses his lengthy career and the techniques he has cultivated to create such an impressive number of meaningful dramatic works.
Sir Alan Ayckbourn starring as Jerry Wattis in his first play The Square Cat
courtesy of the Alan Ayckbourn Archive of The Stephen Joseph Theatre Company

This Week, not on Thirteen...
Bravo, FELA! plus that Wonderful Finian's Trick

This week, THIRTEEN is in the middle of their annual winter Pledge Drive, so Theater Talk will not be telecast. We'll be back there on December 11th.

Meanwhile, for your viewing and listening pleasure, celebrate the smash hit status of the new musical FELA! by watching our interview with its star Sahr Ngaujah, director Bill T. Jones, and producer Stephen Hendel.