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Life of Riley

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 3m

Alan Ayckbourn

Life of Riley
by Alan Ayckbourn

"As perceptive as ever ... Ayckbourn has once again achieved a satisfyingly rich, tragi-comic complexity." - Daily Telegraph

With a few months of his life remaining, George Riley's closest friends remember with love, nostalgia or occasional bursts of fury, how deeply he has affected all their past lives.

Life of Riley

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    3w, 3m

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Summary
With a few months of his life remaining, George Riley's closest friends remember with love, nostalgia or occasional bursts of fury, how deeply he has affected all their past lives. George, though, is plotting one last final farewell which threatens to upset all their future lives. What exactly is the eccentric maverick Riley playing at?
Monica - A teacher, George's estranged wife, late 30s

Simeon - A farmer, widower and Monica's new partner, 40s

Jack - A businessman, George's oldest and best friend, 40s

Tamsin - A former beautician, Jack's wife, late 30s

Colin - A doctor, 40s

Kathryn - A dental receptionist, Colin's wife, 40s

Tilly - Jack and Tamsin's teenage daughter, non-speaking role
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting The set comprises four distinct garden areas.

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"As perceptive as ever ... Ayckbourn has once again achieved a satisfyingly rich, tragi-comic complexity." - Daily Telegraph

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Alan Ayckbourn

Alan Ayckbourn

A playwright and theatre director, to date Alan Ayckbourn has written 89 plays – Family Album attracted four-star reviews when it premiered in September 2022 at the Stephen Joseph, where nearly all his plays are first staged.

However, this year he will stage his 88th play Welc ...

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