Alan Ayckbourn: Actor
An Inspector Calls (1957)
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An Inspector Calls
J B Priestley
11 July 1957
31 July 1957
Theatre in the Round at the the Library Theatre
Round
Clive Goodwin
Alan Ayckbourn
J B Priestley
11 July 1957
31 July 1957
Theatre in the Round at the the Library Theatre
Round
Clive Goodwin
Alan Ayckbourn
Character
Arthur Birling
Gerald Croft
Sheila Birling
Sybil Birling
Eric Birling
Inspector Goole
Edna
Arthur Birling
Gerald Croft
Sheila Birling
Sybil Birling
Eric Birling
Inspector Goole
Edna
Actor
Malcolm Rogers
Frank Mills
Shirley Jacobs
Betty Cardno
Alan Ayckbourn
Rodney Wood
Anne Taylor
Malcolm Rogers
Frank Mills
Shirley Jacobs
Betty Cardno
Alan Ayckbourn
Rodney Wood
Anne Taylor
Quotes & Notes
Alan Ayckbourn joined the Studio Theatre Ltd company at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough, in 1957. He was recruited by the stage manager Rodney Wood as as assistant stage manager with occasional acting roles. For most of the plays in the 1957 season, Alan is credited as stage manager. He appeared in two plays, An Inspector Calls and The Ornamental Hermit.After the end of the 1957 summer season, Alan was employed at the Oxford Playhouse. In early 1958, Alan was asked whether he would return to Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre and he rejoined the company for the summer season.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.