Stephen Joseph, ScarboroughAlan Ayckbourn may have written funnier plays, but few are more affecting than this Beckett-inspired tale of terrorismWhat astonishes you about Alan Ayckbourn is his restlessly experimental nature. For his 77th play, set in a railway terminus during an undercover military operation, he pushes comedy as far as possible towards tragedy. He also, unexpectedly, takes a leaf out of Beckett's boo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AM on August 8, 2013