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| A Small Family Business: Useful Production Information | |||
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Play: A Small Family Business |
Availability: Professional & Amateur | ||
| Publisher: Samuel French Ltd | ISBN: 0-573-01669-0 | ||
| Licensing Agent: Samuel French Ltd | Fee Code (UK only): M | ||
| Scripts Available From: Stephen Joseph Theatre shop | |||
| Specifics | |||
| Roles: 7 male / 6 female | Settings: A two-storey house | ||
| Synopsis: A synopsis can be found via the Synopsis link above. | |||
| Music & Technical Notes | |||
| Music: No details for music are known for the major productions of A Small Family Business. | |||
| Technical: A Small Family Business stands alongside Way Upstream and Man Of The Moment as one of the most difficult Ayckbourn plays to stage. The immediate problem is the large cast, shortly followed by the set and a venue large enough to cope with it (part of the reason for the scale of the set was to deal with the very large space of The Olivier where the play was premiered). There is very little way to compromise the set as the play requires and depends on a two storey house with all the necessary rooms in order to function properly. | |||
| Performance And Licensing Notes | |||
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Before performing any of Alan Ayckbourn's plays - be it professional or amateur - in any territory, a license must first be obtained from the relevant licensing agent. No productions should be staged without a license. |
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All professional enquiries about producing Alan Ayckbourn's plays should be directed to his agents Casarotto Ramsay at: agents@casarotto.uk.com |
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| All amateur enquiries about producing Alan Ayckbourn's plays should be directed to Samuel French Ltd via the website: www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk | |||