Improbable Fiction
by Alan Ayckbourn

Name: Improbable Fiction
Brand: Alan Ayckbourn
SKU: 9780573113222
Rating: 3.22 (24 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 minsInterior SetBritish Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play. While some found it entertaining and humorous, others struggled with its execution and found the second act lacking. The comedic elements are appreciated, but the overall depth seems to vary among readers.

Hilarious and entertainingCreative and imaginativeStrong character dynamicsSecond act lacks clarityFirst act feels dull

Synopsis

Six aspiring authors meet on a winter's evening to discuss their work.

Among them are writers of historical romances and children's literature who are finding it difficult to start writing, and a crime writer who can't stop.

A creator of extremely complicated science fiction, a librettist without a musical partner and the Writer's Circle chairman, who produces instruction booklets, make up the rest of the team.

The chairman, Arnold, attempts to get the rest of the group out of a rut by suggesting that they collaborate on a piece of writing, an idea that is received without enthusiasm.

However, as Arnold is clearing up after the meeting there is a clap of thunder, a black-out - and then the story that would have resulted from the collaboration takes place before his very eyes.

Sharp comedy and affectionate satire characterize this zany, imaginative play.