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Mr. A's Amazing Maze Plays

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  8any gender (adult)

Alan Ayckbourn

"Contains mystery, suspense and imagination." - The Guardian

Mr. A's Amazing Maze Plays

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences
  • Suggested Use
    • UIL Approved

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Summary
Fans of his Ernie's Incredible Illucinations are sure to enjoy this story. Suzy lives in a cottage with her mother and her dog, Neville. Suave but sinister Mr. Accousticus moves into the big house across the street and Neville suddenly loses his bark. Suzy is certain the new neighbor is responsible so she and Neville search his house. What happens next? It's up to the audience in this imaginative tale.

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    "Contains mystery, suspense and imagination." - The Guardian

    "Kept a young audience spell bound for 90 minutes with dazzling display of imaginative and technical virtuosity. On one level [it] is a charming children's story, [but there are] traces of the master's pungent humor." - Yorkshire Evening Press

    Videos

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    Authors

    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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