Private Fears in Public Places
by Alan Ayckbourn

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Unit Set/Multiple Settings Comedy

Synopsis

Six people with six very separate lives are strangely linked by circumstance.

Does Nicola still love Dan?

Can Stewart be on the verge of an office romance?

Will Imogen ever find true love?

Does Ambrose have a secret life?

And what on earth is Charlotte up to?

Press Reviews

"Delicately crafted work that shows a master's skill."

— Variety

"Sir Alan's play is a tale of the misheard, the unspoken and the sadly misunderstood. absolute perfection, bringing warmth, humor, and sadness to Ayckbourn's exquisite dark comedy." - thetheatremania.com"Quintessentially theatrical in its Chekhovian ability to wring laughter out of quiet desperation."

— The Guardian

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Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573116018
ISBN-10 0573116016

Private Fears in Public Places is a comedy play written by Alan Ayckbourn and published by Samuel French .

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Fee: Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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