Woman in Mind | |||
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Written by | Alan Ayckbourn | ||
Characters | Susan Gerald Muriel Rick Bill Andy Tony Lucy | ||
Date premiered | 30 May 1985 | ||
Place premiered | Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough | ||
Original language | English | ||
Subject | Madness, family neglect | ||
Genre | Tragi-comedy | ||
Setting | A real garden, and an imaginary estate | ||
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Woman in Mind (December Bee) is the 32nd play by English playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It was premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre In The Round, Scarborough, in 1985.[1] Despite pedestrian reviews by many critics, strong audience reaction resulted in a transfer to London's West End.[2] The play received its London opening at the Vaudeville Theatre in 1986 where it received predominantly excellent reviews.[3]
Woman in Mind was Ayckbourn's first play to use first-person narrative and a subjective viewpoint and is considered to be one of his most affecting works[2] and one of his best.[4]