Drowning on Dry Land (play)

Drowning on Dry Land
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
CharactersCharlie Conrad
Linzi Ellison
Jason Ratcliffe
Hugo de Préscourt
Gale Gilchrist
Marsha Bates
Simeon Diggs
Date premiered4 May 2004
Place premieredStephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Original languageEnglish
SubjectCelebrity culture
GenreComedy
SettingGrounds of Charlie Conrad's house
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
My Sister Sadie
(2003)
Private Fears in Public Places
(2004)

Drowning on Dry Land is a 2004 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, his 66th to be produced. Exploring the culture of B-list celebrities, it is a comedy about the rise and fall of Charlie Conrad, a man apparently famous for being a failure.