Woman in Mind

Woman in Mind
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
CharactersSusan
Gerald
Muriel
Rick
Bill
Andy
Tony
Lucy
Date premiered30 May 1985
Place premieredStephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough
Original languageEnglish
SubjectMadness, family neglect
GenreTragi-comedy
SettingA real garden, and an imaginary estate
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
A Chorus of Disapproval
(1984)
A Small Family Business
(1987)

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]

  1. ^ "Woman in Mind (1985) – Productions". alanayckbourn.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Simon Murgatroyd. "Woman in Mind (1985) – History". alanayckbourn.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  3. ^ Simon Murgatroyd. "An Introduction to Woman in Mind – The Critics". alanayckbourn.net. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  4. ^ Hepple, Peter (11 September 1986). "Woman in Mind at the Vaudeville". The Stage.