Relatively Speaking: Research Resources
This page lists the significant archive holdings in relation to Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking. The bulk of the material is held in the Ayckbourn Archive at The Borthwick Institute for Archives at The University of York. The Borthwick's relevant holdings can be found in the catalogue below with details of other archives listed beneath this.Archival Note: The original 1965 production was presented under the title Meet My Father and archival resources specifically for this production may reference this title rather than Relatively Speaking.
If the catalogue content does not appear in the frame, the actual online catalogue can be visited here.
Other Archives
The British Library: Top copy clean manuscript for world premiere at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough (1965) held in The Lord Chamberlain's Play collection; correspondence in the 'Archive of Margaret Ramsay Ltd (reference: Add MS 88915/1/12/14, Add MS 88915/1/12/15, Add MS 88915/1/12/16 and Add MS 88915/1/12/22).Scarborough Library (The Library Theatre / Stephen Joseph Collection): Programmes for world premiere (1965) and Ayckbourn-directed revival (1977); brochure for Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre 1965 summer season; accounts for 1965 summer season for Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre.
Scarborough Museums and Galleries (The Ayckbourn Collection): Alan Ayckbourn's personal copy of the first edition of the published Evans edition of the play with handwritten notes and corrections (1968).
Victoria & Albert: The Peter Bridge Productions Archive is held by the museum and, potentially, there is material relating to the world (1965) and West End (1967) premieres of Relatively Speaking. As the collection is currently uncatalogued, this is to be confirmed.
The Research page is presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, where the Ayckbourn Archive is held. Further details about other collections and researching Alan Ayckbourn can be found in the Research section of the website.
If you have any research enquiries regarding Relatively Speaking, please contact Alan Ayckbourn's archivist Simon Murgatroyd at research@alanayckbourn.net.
If you have any research enquiries regarding Relatively Speaking, please contact Alan Ayckbourn's archivist Simon Murgatroyd at research@alanayckbourn.net.
