This page lists upcoming professional productions of Alan Ayckbourn’s plays and other events. Click on a play title to find out more.

August 2026

◦ How The Other Half Loves at The Old Vic, London (Until 19 September 2026)
Directed in-the-round by Phillip Breen

◦ Time and Time Again at Lyceum Theatre, Crewe (5 – 8 August 2026)

◦ Show & Tell at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh (10 – 15 August 2026)

◦ Time and Time Again at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon (20 – 22 August 2026)

◦ Show & Tell at Southwold Arts Centre (19 – 22, 26 – 29 August 2026)

September 2026

◦ How The Other Half Loves at The Old Vic, London (Until 19 September 2026)
Directed in-the-round by Phillip Breen

◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough (4 September – 3 October 2026)
Directed in-the-round by Alan Ayckbourn

◦ The Final Night of The Library Theatre – Fifty Years On at Scarborough Library, Scarborough (11 September at 1.30pm)
A free talk with Simon Murgatroyd marking the 50th anniversary of the closing of Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre.

◦ Behind The Scenes of The Library Theatre at Scarborough Library, Scarborough (17 September at 6pm)
A free talk / tour with Simon Murgatroyd going behind the scenes of what was The Library Theatre where Alan Ayckbourn made his playwriting and directing debuts.

◦ Behind The Scenes of The Library Theatre at Scarborough Library, Scarborough (19 September at 10.30am)
A free talk / tour with Simon Murgatroyd going behind the scenes of what was The Library Theatre where Alan Ayckbourn made his playwriting and directing debuts.

October 2026

◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough (1 – 3 October 2026)
Directed in-the-round by Alan Ayckbourn

◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at the Victoria Wood Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere (13 – 17 October 2026)
Directed in-the-round by Alan Ayckbourn

◦ The Trial of Romeo Oscar at The New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme (21 – 31 October 2026)
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn

Streaming

◦ Absurd Person Singular on BBC iPlayer
The acclaimed 1985 BBC adaptation of the classic play

◦ Talk: Ayckbourn at the Library Theatre  at Scarborough Library
A talk with Alan Ayckbourn’s Archivist, Simon Murgatroyd M.A.

◦ The Ayckbourn YouTube Channel  Various films about Alan Ayckbourn, his careers in theatres and his plays.