A Small Family Business

A Smal Family Business
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
CharactersKen
Desmond
Harriet
Jack
Poppy
Cliff
Anita
Samantha
Tina
Roy
Yvonne
Benedict
The Rivetti Brothers
Date premiered21 May 1987
Place premieredEngland
Original languageEnglish
SubjectGreed, corruption
GenreDrama
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Woman in Mind
(1985)
Henceforward...
(1987)

A Small Family Business is a play by Alan Ayckbourn about the eponymous business and dealing with the Thatcherism of the time.[1] It premiered at the Olivier stage of the Royal National Theatre on 20 May 1987, where it won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for that year.[2][3] Its Broadway premiere occurred on 27 April 1992.[4]

  1. ^ Billington, Michael (9 April 2014). "A Small Family Business review – revival sells Ayckbourn short". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "A Small Family Business | Samuel French". samuelfrench.com.
  3. ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1980–2003". Evening Standard. London. 29 October 2003.
  4. ^ "A Small Family Business – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". ibdb.com.