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'Ayckbourn is at his most serious when he is at his funniest'. For my coursework I am to provide information to support this statement, from the two plays 'Drinking Companion' and 'A Talk in the Park', both by Alan Ayckbourn.
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Confusions Coursework Nick Jones 'Ayckbourn is at his most serious when he is at his funniest'. (Michael Billington) For my coursework I am to provide information to support this statement, from the two plays 'Drinking Companion' and 'A Talk in the Park', both by Alan Ayckbourn. * The main qualities that each character has is a sense of reality- these are the type of people that you might find anywhere you go, there is nothing unusual of special about any of them, so perhaps this makes it easy for the audience to relate to them. * The most comical parts of the plays are where the characters are in common situations and are encountering common problems, such as Beryl in 'A talk in the Park'. Beryl wants other people to listen to her problems but does not want to listen to other peoples, so an element of hypocrisy enters the play. * What people find...
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