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Publications

Further Reading

The Norman Conquests: Further Reading And Downloads

   

Books

Reviews (London premiere - Greenwich Theatre)

Paul Allen: A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn’s Plays

pp.30-34 (Faber & Faber, 2004, ISBN 0571214924)

Norman's All Set To Make The Most Of His Conquests

Herbert Kretzmer, Daily Express, 10 May 1974

Paul Allen: Alan Ayckbourn - Grinning at the Edge

pp.139-143 (Methuen, 2001, ISBN 0413731200)

Norman Lands A Treble

Jack Tinker, Daily Mail, 7 June 1974

Michael Billington: Alan Ayckbourn (2nd Ed)*

pp.66-75 (Palgrave, 1990, ISBN 0333498976)

Brilliant Love Trilogy Completed

John Barber, Daily Telegraph, 7 June 1974

Michael Holt: Alan Ayckbourn

pp.23-25 (Northcote Press, 1999, ISBN 0746308590)

Keen pleasure From Marital Comedy

Eric Shorter, Daily Telegraph, 10 May 1974

Albert E. Kalson: Laughter In The Dark*

pp.71-75 (Associated Universities Press, 1991, ISBN 0838634796)

Meanwhile, Back At The Weekend

Milton Shulma, Evening Standard, 22 May 1974

Simon Murgatroyd: Sight Unseen

pp.34, 60, 67-68,  (lulu.com, 2009)

Conquest Continued

Milton Shulman, Evening Standard, 7 June 1974

Malcolm Page: File On Ayckbourn*

pp.30-33 (Methuen, 1989, ISBN 0413420108)

The Norman Conquests

B.A. Young, Financial Times, 10 May 1974

Ian Watson: Conversations With Ayckbourn*

pp.91-92 (Faber and Faber, 1988, ISBN 0571151922)

The Norman Conquests

B.A. Young, Financial Times, 7 June 1974

Sidney Howard White: Alan Ayckbourn

pp.56-66 (Twayne Publishers, 1984, ISBN 080576870X)

Round & Round

Michael Billington, The Guardian, 7 June 1974

* indicates out of print

Norman Conquest

Janet Watts, The Guardian, 10 May 1974

Interviews

Living Together

Michael Billington, June 1974 (TBC)

Title not known

Michael Billington, The Guardian, 14 August 1974

Home County Table Manners

John Elsom, The Listener, 23 May 1974

How Pinball Addict Alan Staged His Conquest Of The West End

Victor Davis, Daily Express, 30 April 1975

Family Affairs

Benedict Nightingale, 31 July 1974

Ayckbourn: Simon With A Stiff Upper Lip

Irving Wardle, Los Angeles Times, 5 October 1975

Norman's Conquests

Robert Cushman, The Observer, 23 June 1974

Ayckbourn: Underneath The Laughter, Darkness

Ruth Hamilton, Sunday News, 14 December 1975

Second Time Around

Robert Cushman, The Observer, 26 May 1974

The Serious Business Of Laughter

Andrew Norfolk, Scarborough Evening News, 1 April 1993

Review Of The Arts

Kenneth Hurren, The Spectator, 15 June 1974

Title not known (concerns Alan Ayckbourn during rehearsals)

Yorkshire Post, 14 April 1993

Conquered

Frank Marcus, Sunday Telegraph, 13 June 1974

Ayckbourn's Unflinching Gaze

Veronica Lee, The Spectator, 24 September 2008

Present Mirth

Frank Marcus, Sunday Telegraph, 26 May 1974

Sir Alan Ayckbourn: I'm Scared Of Getting Mauldin

Christina Patterson, The Independent, 3 October 2008

Home Truths

J.W. Lambert, Sunday Times, 26 May 1974

Encores Galore

Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times, 3 October 2008

Family Matters

J.W. Lambert, Sunday Times, May 1974

Secrets Of His Conquests

Michael Riedel, New York Post, 17 April 2009

Round And Round The Garden

Charles Lewson, The Times, 7 June 1974

Ayckbourn The Juggler, In Triple Time

Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 22 April 2009

Table Manners

Charles Lewson, The Times, 10 May 1974

Articles

Reviews (London transfer - Globe Theatre)

Writing And Staging The Norman Conquests

Alan Ayckbourn, Amateur Stage, September 1978

A Real Conquest For Norman

Jack Tinker, Daily Mail, 9 August 1974

Kevin Spacey Revives The Norman Conquests

Jasper Rees, The Sunday Times, 5 October 2008

Trilogy Both Funny And Profound

John Barber, Daily Telegraph, 3 August 1974

Reviews (world premiere)

The Norman Conquests

Milton Shulman, Evening Standard, August 1974

Round And Round The Garden

Robin Thornber, The Guardian, 11 July 1973

The Norman Conquests

Michael Coveney, Financial Times, 9 August 1974

Fancy Meeting You

Robin Thornber, The Guardian, 20 June 1973

London Thrills To Trilogy Of Norman Conquests

Clive Barnes, New York Times, 19 September 1974

Make Yourself At Home

Robin Thornber, The Guardian, 27 June 1973

The Norman Conquests

New Yorker, 2 December 1974

Theatre

John Draper, Scarborough Mercury, 4 August 1973

Noisy Weekend

Barry Took, Punch, 14 August 1974

Simple Pleasure

John Draper, Scarborough Mercury, 23 June 1973

Ruling Class

Frank Marcus, Sunday Telegraph, 23 June 1974

Remarkable Ayckbourn Trilogy

Scarborough Evening News, 10 July 1973

Present Laughter

J.W. Lambert, Sunday Times, 4 August 1974


Plays Are About People

J.W. Lambert, Sunday Times, 9 June 1974


The Norman Conquests

Irving Wardle, Sunday Times, date tbc


The Norman Conquests

Variety, 9 August 1974

 

 

 

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