Bedroom Farce
Comedy - Original
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: March 27, 1979
- Opening Date: March 29, 1979
- Closing Date: November 24, 1979
- Previews: 3
- Performances: 276
Playwright: Alan Ayckbourn
Synopsis
A self-absorbed young couple disrupts the lives of three other couples on the night a party is being given, with the onstage action taking place in three separate bedrooms.
Opening Night Cast
| Polly Adams | Jan | |
| Michael Gough | Ernest | |
| Joan Hickson | Delia | |
| Delia Lindsay | Susannah | |
| Susan Littler | Kate | |
| Stephen Moore | Trevor | |
| Derek Newark | Malcolm | |
| Michael Stroud | Nick |
Opening Night Production Credits
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Alan Ayckbourn | Writer |
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Alan Ayckbourn | Director |
| Peter Hall | Director | |
| Timothy O'Brien | Production Design | |
| Tazeena Firth | Production Design | |
| Peter Radmore | Lighting Design |
Awards
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Outstanding Director of a Play | Peter Hall
Alan Ayckbourn |
Nominee |
| 1979 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Michael Gough | Nominee |
| 1979 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Susan Littler | Nominee |
| 1979 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Joan Hickson | Nominee |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Direction of a Play | Alan Ayckbourn
Peter Hall |
Nominee |
| 1979 | Featured Actor in a Play | Michael Gough | Winner |
| 1979 | Featured Actress in a Play | Susan Littler | Nominee |
| 1979 | Featured Actress in a Play | Joan Hickson | Winner |
| 1979 | Play | Nominee |
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