Private Fears In Public Places: Facts

Key Facts relating to Alan Ayckbourn's Private Fears In Public Places.

Private Fears In Public Places is Alan Ayckbourn's 67th play.
The world premiere was held at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, on 17 August 2004.
The London premiere was held at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, on 25 May 2005.
It is one of only three full-length plays written by Alan Ayckbourn without an interval (and runs at approximately 105 minutes). The others are Haunting Julia (1994) and My Wonderful Day (2009).
The title was originally intended for a totally different play announced by Alan Ayckbourn in 1994; when he instead wrote Communicating Doors, he saved the title Private Fears In Public Places for a later play.
Private Fears In Public Places was adapted into a French language film, Coeurs, by the award-winning director Alain Resnais in 2006.
With 54 scenes, Private Fears In Public Places has more scenes than any other Ayckbourn play; the nearest equivalents are The Revengers' Comedies pt.1 and pt.2 which has a combined total of 42 scenes and Intimate Exchanges, which has a combined total of 31 scenes from its eight permutations.
The play features a composite set (several locations on one stage at all times). Other Ayckbourn plays to feature composite sets include How The Other Half Loves, Bedroom Farce, Taking Steps, If I Were You and Life Of Riley.
It is one of the few Ayckbourn plays to be specifically set in London. Other London-set plays include Virtual Reality, GamePlan, FlatSpin, RolePlay and Sugar Daddies.
Private Fears In Public Places is one of a number of full-length Ayckbourn plays to have been directed in New York by the playwright himself. The previous plays are Arrivals & Departures, Bedroom Farce (co-directed with Peter Hall); By Jeeves, Intimate Exchanges, My Wonderful Day, Neighbourhood Watch, Time Of My Life, Confusions, Hero's Welcome and A Brief History of Women.

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