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“Alan Ayckbourn's gentle audio drama”

ReviewsMay 27, 2020by Tim BanoStephen Joseph Theatre (online)

Alan Ayckbourn and Heather Stoney. Photo: Tony Bartholomew

Alan Ayckbourn and his wife Heather Stoney play all the characters in his gentle audio drama about generations and romance

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Tim Bano is an award-winning arts journalist who has also written for the Guardian and Time Out, and worked as a producer on BBC Radio 4.

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