| Damsels in Distress (trilogy) | |||
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| Written by | Alan Ayckbourn | ||
| Characters | Troy Stephens / Sam Berryman / Justin Lazenby Sorrel Saxon / Tracy Taylor / Julie-Ann Jobson Kelly Butcher / Rosie Seymour / Paige Petite Dan Endicott / Tommy Angel / Micky Rale Leo Tyler / Maurice Whickett / Derek Jobson Grace Page / Edna Stricken / Dee Jobson Lynette Saxon / Annette Sefton-Wilcox / Arabella Lazenby | ||
| Date premiered | 24 May 2001 (GamePlan), 3 July 2001 (FlatSpin), 4 September 2001 (RolePlay) | ||
| Place premiered | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Subject | Various | ||
| Genre | Various | ||
| Setting | Various flats, London Docklands, 2001 | ||
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Damsels in Distress is a trilogy of plays written in 2001 by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. The three plays, GamePlan, FlatSpin and RolePlay, were originally performed as a set by the Stephen Joseph Theatre Company (SJT). The plays were written to be performed by the same seven actors using the same set. Although the plays loosely shared some common themes, the three stories were independent of each other and unconnected.
This trilogy is considered Alan Ayckbourn's first major success of the 21st century. It also began a dispute between Ayckbourn and the West End.