Invisible Friends
1989 children's play by Alan Ayckbourn
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| Written by | Alan Ayckbourn | ||
| Characters | Lucy Joy Walt Gary Zara Felix Chuck | ||
| Date premiered | 23 November 1989 | ||
| Place premiered | Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Subject | Imaginary friends | ||
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Invisible Friends is a 1989 children's play by the British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It was written as a starring vehicle for actress Emma Chambers who portrayed the central character of teenager Lucy Baines in the original production at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England for its run in late 1989 and early 1990.[1] Often seen as a companion play to Woman in Mind, Lucy escapes her unhappiness with her own family by reviving her imaginary childhood friend, Zara. Lucy's family, however, do not approve of this imaginative thinking. Zara helps Lucy to make her family invisible, and Lucy feels much happier and is delighted. However, Zara outstays her welcome and soon manipulates Lucy into catering and cleaning for her and her brother Chuck and father Felix before kicking Lucy out. In the end Lucy manages to defeat Zara, Chuck, and Felix and make her family visible again, and they begin to pay more attention to her.
References
- ^ Jeffels, David (4 January 1990). "Regional Reviews: Invisible Friends". The Stage and Television Todayissue=5673: 19.
- Allen, Paul (2004). A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn Plays. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-21492-4.
- "Invisible Friends". Alanayckbourn.net. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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The plays of Alan Ayckbourn
- 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
- 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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