Absurd Person Singular

Alan Ayckbourn

Main CharactersSidney Hopcroft: A relentless, socially ambitious small-business owner whose drive for success eventually grants him power over his formerly superior friends. Jane Hopcroft: Sidney's obsessive-compulsive wife, whose life is consumed by cleaning and maintaining appearances, providing much of the play's physical comedy. Eva Jackson: The deeply unhappy wife of architect Geoffrey, whose silent, desperate cries for help are hilariously and tragically ignored by her guests.

First Performance: 1972, at Library Theatre, Scarborough

Critical and commercial triumph; considered one of Ayckbourn’s most technically perfect and influential works.