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A Small Family Business (Faber)
Alan Ayckbourn
A Small Family Business
by Alan Ayckbourn
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play, appreciating its humorous elements but finding issues with pacing and character overload. Some enjoy the dark comedy aspects and the social commentary, while others feel the story lacks engagement and depth. Overall, it presents a blend of comedy and drama that resonates differently among viewers.
Funny social commentary Strong character development Engaging dark comedy Pacing issues Too many characters
Synopsis
Jack McCraken has the opportunity of a lifetime: he is the new head of a family furniture business and believes he will initiate a new age of honesty and integrity.
He quickly learns that everyone else involved in the enterprise has a vested interest in maintaining business as usual, rife with dishonesty and deceit.
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1988
Binding Paperback
Edition Revised ed.
Pages 174
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573016691
ISBN-10 0573016690
LCCN 90119595
LCC PR6051.Y35 S63 1988
A Small Family Business is a British play written by Alan Ayckbourn and published by Samuel French in London (1988).
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