Tons of money alan ayckbourn biography

Tons Of Money by Will Evans and Valentine is a classic farce - regarded as the first of the Aldwych farces - which Alan Ayckbourn adapted for his company at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round in

The initial aim was not actually to adapt the play but to revive it, however upon receiving the script, Alan Ayckbourn realised that the play as written owed much to the Aldwych company which had first produced it and much of the script was suited to their sensibilities and strengths; the playwright also felt many of the gags were either dated from repetition or no longer risqué (Alan Ayckbourn talks comprehensively about the play on the Articles play).

As a result, he ended up adapting the play and to make it more suitable for contemporary company performance.

The play was staged at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round in December and proved to be a great success with audiences.

Soon afterwards, Alan took a sabbatical from Scarborough to become a c