Man of the Moment (play)

Man of the Moment

Programme from world première

Written by

Alan Ayckbourn

Characters

Vic
Douglas
Trudy
Jill
Kenny
Sharon
Ruy
Marta

Date premiered

10 August 1988

Place premiered

Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough

Original language

English

Subject

Celebrity criminals

Genre

Comedy Drama

Setting

Vic's Mediterranean villa

Official site

Ayckbourn chronology

Henceforward...
(1987)

Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays
(1988)

Man of the Moment is a play by the British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It was premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough on 10 August 1988 and transferred to the Globe Theatre in the West End on 14 February 1990.

Original West End cast

Jill Rillington, TV presenter - Samantha Bond
Douglas Beechey, former hero who prevented a bank robbery by Parks and whose future wife was shot in the face by Parks during the robbery - Michael Gambon
Vic Parks, professional bank-robber and TV personality - Peter Bowles
Trudy Parks, Vic's second wife - Diane Bull
Kenny Collins, Parks's manager -David Cunningham
David - Paul Stewart
Sharon, Parks's children's nanny - Shirley-Anne Selby
Ruy, Parks's gardener - Daniel Collings
Ashley Barnes - Terence Booth
Marta - Doreen Andrew

Radio adaptation

As part of celebrations for Ayckbourn's 70th birthday, a radio adaptation directed by Martin Jarvis was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2.30pm on 11 April 2009, with the following cast:

Jill Rillington - Lisa Dillon
Trudy Parks - Janie Dee
Douglas Beechey - Alex Jennings
Vic Parks - Tim Pigott-Smith
Kenny Collins - Damian O'Hare
Sharon - Ella Smith
Ruy - Alan Shearman
Floor Manager - Michael Simkins
David - John Baddeley
Film crew - Kenneth Danziger, Matthew Wolf
Children - Matilda Wickham and Alfie Wickham

External links

The plays of Alan Ayckbourn

Plays	The Square Cat Love After All Dad's Tale Standing Room Only Christmas v Mastermind Mr Whatnot Relatively Speaking The Sparrow How the Other Half Loves Family Circles Time and Time Again Absurd Person Singular The Norman Conquests: Table Manners, Living Together, Round and Round the Garden Absent Friends Confusions Jeeves (musical) Bedroom Farce Just Between Ourselves Ten Times Table Joking Apart Sisterly Feelings Taking Steps Suburban Strains Season's Greetings Way Upstream Making Tracks Intimate Exchanges It Could Be Any One Of Us A Chorus of Disapproval Woman in Mind A Small Family Business Henceforward... Man of the Moment Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays The Revengers' Comedies Invisible Friends Body Language This Is Where We Came In Callisto 5 Wildest Dreams My Very Own Story Time of My Life Dreams from a Summer House Communicating Doors Haunting Julia The Musical Jigsaw Play A Word from Our Sponsor The Champion of Paribanou Things We Do for Love Comic Potential The Boy Who Fell Into a Book House and Garden: House, Garden Virtual Reality Whenever Damsels in Distress: GamePlan, FlatSpin, RolePlay Snake in the Grass The Jollies Sugar Daddies Orvin – Champion Of Champions My Sister Sadie Drowning on Dry Land Private Fears in Public Places Miss Yesterday Improbable Fiction If I Were You Things That Go Bump: Life and Beth Awaking Beauty My Wonderful Day Life of Riley Neighbourhood Watch

One-act plays	Countdown (from Mixed Doubles) Confusions: Mother Figure, Drinking Companion, Between Mouthfuls, Gosforth’s Fete, A Talk in the Park A Cut in the Rates

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