Roundelay: Archive Images
A collection of archive material, posters, rehearsal and production images pertaining to Alan Ayckbourn's Roundelay. The Archive Images page is presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York where the Ayckbourn Archive is held. Click on an image to expand.Roundelay (2014)
Very early notes by Alan Ayckbourn for the play which would become Roundelay. At this point, the play was called The Party and although it featured an unusual structure, it does not appear to have had the random elements of Roundelay.
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A sketch of the proposed set layout by Alan Ayckbourn for The Agent one act play within Roundelay. This was provided for the world premiere of the play at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in 2014.
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The poster for the world premiere of Roundelay (right) at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in 2014 did not quite reproduce what the playwright imagined. His brief was an image inspired by Pissarro's painting La Ronde (left). As can be seen, the result was not as satisfying as it might have been…
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The Scene and Archive Images pages are presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, where the Ayckbourn Archive is held.
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