This Is Where We Came In

1990 children's play by Alan Ayckbourn

This Is Where We Came In
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
CharactersGreat Aunt Repetitus
Uncle Erraticus
Uncle Oblivious
Fred
Nell
Bethany
Talitha
Jenkin
Albert
Kevin on Keyboards
Date premiered4/11 August 1990
Place premieredStephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough
Original languageEnglish
SubjectStorytelling, re-inventing fairy tales
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Body Language
(1989)		 Callisto 5
(1991)

This Is Where We Came In is a 1990 children's play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It is about three storytellers, Great Aunt Repetitus, Uncle Erraticus, Uncle Oblivious, who trap six players in twisted re-interpretations of fairy tales. It was originally presented as a two-parter shown on Saturday mornings, where the plays could be seen out of order, but the two parts were put together and made into a single event in Christmas 1991.

This Is Where We Came In is a chronicle of a group of misfits who have fallen victim to their story-teller overlord's fierce control.

References

  • This Is Where We Came In on official Ayckbourn site
  • Allen, Paul (2004) A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn Plays Faber & Faber ISBN 0-571-21492-4
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The plays of Alan Ayckbourn
Plays
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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