Frequently Asked Questions: Play Adaptions in Other Media
This page contains Frequently Asked Questions regarding adaptations of Alan Ayckbourn's plays in other media such as television, film and radio. If you have any other questions, please contact the website via the Contact Us Page. Further details about Alan Ayckbourn's plays in other media can be found in the Encyclopaedia section of the website.○ How do I get hold of a particular film / audio adaptation of Alan’s work?
With difficulty. Most of adaptations of Alan’s Ayckbourn work have not been released for sale. Further details about this issue can be found in the Encyclopaedia section.
○ Does the website, The Bob Watson Archive at the Stephen Joseph Theatre or the Ayckbourn Archive at the University Of York, hold copies of the television / film / audio adaptations / streams of Alan Ayckbourn’s work?
No. None of these organisations / archives holds these items nor has access to them. Also, In the event one of these bodies did hold copies of the plays, they would not be able to distribute or reproduce them due to copyright laws.
○ Where can I find a list of what plays by Alan Ayckbourn have been adapted into other media?
Further details about Alan Ayckbourn's plays in other media can be found in the Encyclopaedia section of the website.
○ What plays are currently available to buy in other media?
This will obviously vary by territory and may alter at any point:
○ By Jeeves: CBC Television adaptation (DVD only), West End original cast recording (digital only)
○ A Chorus Of Disapproval: Film adaptation (DVD only)
○ Henceforward…: LA Theatre Works audio play (digital only)
○ Just Between Ourselves: LA Theatre Works audio play (digital only)
○ Life Of Riley: Film adaptation (DVD / Blu-Ray)
○ Man Of The Moment: LA Theatre Works audio play (digital only)
○ The Norman Conquests: Television adaptation (DVD only); BBC Radio adaptation (digital only); LA Theatre Works audio play (digital only)
○ Private Fears In Public Places: Film adaptation (DVD only)
○ Season's Greetings: BBC Radio adaptation (digital only)
○ Smoking / No Smoking (Intimate Exchanges): Film adaptation (DVD only - in French language with no English subtitles)
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