Absurd Person Singular

Summary

1985 BBC production of Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn.

Theatre play

Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn [more information]

Play synopsis

'Set in three kitchens over three Christmases, the play charts the relentless rise of the socially aspiring Hopcrofts at the expense of two other couples.' Source: http://absurdpersonsingular.alanayckbourn.net.

Production history

World premiere: 26 June 1972, Library Theatre, Scarborough.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 1 January 1985

Time

10.15pm-12.20am

Channel

BBC1

Production company

BBC

Credits

Director

Michael Simpson

Producer

Shaun Sutton

Lighting

David Ogle

Playwright

Alan Ayckbourn

Designer

Campbell Gordon

Graphic Design

Gerald Scarfe

Sound

Bob Gilles

Cast

John Baddeley	Dick
Cheryl Campbell	Eva
Michael Gambon	Geoffrey
Nicky Henson	Sidney
Lesley Joseph	Lottie
Maureen Lipman	Jane
Geoffrey Palmer	Ronald
Prunella Scales	Marion

Additional details

Play tags

Christmas; class issues / differences

Audiovisual sources

Title

Absurd Person Singular (BBC, 1985)

Archive

BBC Information and Archives [more information]

Address

White City
London
UK

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8008 2288

Website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/informationandarchives/

Access

BBC Information and Archives is not open to the public.

Print sources

Title

Absurd Person Singular: Adaptations in Other Media (Website)

Reference

http://absurdpersonsingular.alanayckbourn.net/styled-9/page17.html

Title

Radio Times, 20 December 1984 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 112, with colour image