Frequently Asked Questions: What's On Listings & Policies
This page contains Frequently Asked Questions regarding the website's What's On page and policies. If you have any other questions, please contact the website via the Contact Us Page.Production Listings On The Website
Please note, the What's On page only carries listings of professional productions submitted to this website by the relevant company / venue. Neither this website nor Alan Ayckbourn are automatically notified of any productions nor does the website search the internet for forthcoming productions. The only way we know of productions is if details are submitted to the website.To list a professional production on this website, email the relevant details to productions@alanayckbourn.net.
What's On / Listings FAQs
○ Who do you carry listings for?We carry listings on the What's On page for professional companies presenting Ayckbourn productions and events.
○ How do I get a professional production onto the What's On page?
Send the relevant details of the production by emailing relevant details to productions@alanayckbourn.net. The listings will then be updated with the details as soon as possible.
○ What details of the production do you need?
Due to space and time constraints, we only carry basic listing so please submit: title of the show; venue; dates of performance. If there is a relevant website or Facebook page for the production, please also send the weblink and we endeavour to include it.
○ Don't you automatically get notified of productions?
No. Whilst it is frequently assumed that either the website or Alan Ayckbourn is automatically made aware of every professional production of his plays, this is not the case. The only productions we are guaranteed to have details of are those which Alan Ayckbourn is directly involved with. The website is not aware of other professional productions unless specifically notified.
○ Why doesn't the website just search the internet for Ayckbourn production listings?
This website consists of more than 3,500 pages all maintained and updated by one person as just one small part of their responsibilities. There is neither the time nor resources for the site to compile its own listings as well as there being no single comprehensive source of reliable information to draw the information from.
○ Why don't you carry more details on the listings page?
Space and time. We have neither the space nor time in go into detail about productions. Previous experience also suggests visitors to the site just want the basics. If they are interested, they will seek further details themselves. The website is also primarily a research resource and its main concern is providing information about Alan Ayckbourn and his plays.
○ 2023 Update: Why does the website no longer carry amateur production listings?
Unfortunately, as of December 2022, Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website no longer carries listings for amateur productions. Whilst this is not an ideal situation, it sadly became inevitable. Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website currently runs to 3,500 pages, it is solely maintained, updated and expanded by one person - Alan Ayckbourn's Archivist Simon Murgatroyd - as just one aspect of his professional responsibilities. Despite it being made clear over the past several years that Alan Ayckbourn is not automatically notified about amateur productions and companies needed to submit details about their productions, only a handful of companies ever contacted the site. All other listings were obtained by Simon scouring social media and various amateur listings sites for productions. Obviously, this was neither a productive use of time nor resources which, ultimately, led to the decision to close the amateur listings. Unfortunately, there is no single online resource compiling amateur productions, but this website recommends NODA and Drama Groups for anyone looking for amateur productions.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the website via admin@alanayckbourn.net.