This page lists upcoming professional productions of Alan Ayckbourn’s plays and other events. Click on a play title to find out more.
March 2026
◦ Woman in Mind at the Sunderland Empire (4 – 8 March 2026)
Starring Sheridan Smith and directed by Michael Longhurst.
◦ Woman in Mind at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow (10 – 14 March 2026)
Starring Sheridan Smith and directed by Michael Longhurst.
May 2026
◦ The Library Theatre at 70 Exhibition at Scarborough Library (1 May – 27 June 2026)
Alan Ayckbourn’s archivist curates a photographic exhibition celebrating the founding of the UK’s first professional theatre-in-the-round by Stephen Joseph and which saw the writing and directing debuts of Alan Ayckbourn.
June 2026
◦ The Library Theatre at 70 Exhibition at Scarborough Library (1 May – 27 June 2026)
Alan Ayckbourn’s archivist curates a photographic exhibition celebrating the founding of the UK’s first professional theatre-in-the-round by Stephen Joseph and which saw the writing and directing debuts of Alan Ayckbourn.
◦ Talk: A Round 50 – The Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round at Westwood at Woodend Gallery and Studio, Scarborough (20 June 2026)
A talk with Simon Murgatroyd M.A celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round – the second home of Scarborough’s famed theatre-in-the-round company.
July 2026
◦ Time and Time Again at Devonshire Park Theatre (28 July – 1 August 2026)
August 2026
◦ Time and Time Again at Devonshire Park Theatre (1 August 2026)
◦ Time and Time Again at Lyceum Theatre, Crewe (5 – 8 August 2026)
◦ Time and Time Again at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon (20 – 22 August 2026)
September 2026
◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough (4 September – 3 October 2026)
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn
October 2026
◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough (1 – 3 October 2026)
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn
◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at the Victoria Wood Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere (13 – 17 October 2026)
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn
◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at The New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme (21 – 31 October 2026)
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn
Streaming
◦ Talk: Ayckbourn at the Library Theatre at Scarborough Library
A talk with Alan Ayckbourn’s Archivist, Simon Murgatroyd M.A.
◦ Interview: Scarborough Spotlight Podcast Interview with Simon Murgatroyd (Apple Podcast / Spotify Podcasts)
◦ The Ayckbourn YouTube Channel Various films about Alan Ayckbourn, his careers in theatres and his plays.
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