Sisterly Feelings

Summary

Sisterly Feelings is a 1979 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It is the first of Alan Ayckbourn's plays to have alternate plotlines depending on decisions made during the plays (the later two plays of this kind being Intimate Exchanges and It Could Be Any One Of Us). In this play, two sisters, Abigail and Dorcas, compete for the attention of their brother's fiancée's brother, Simon, and whoever ends up with him depends on a toss of coin for scene two, and a decision made by the actors in scene three.

Sisterly Feelings
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
CharactersRalph
Abigail
Dorcas
Melvyn
Len
Rita
Patrick
Brenda
Simon
Stafford
Murphy
Date premiered10 January 1979
Place premieredStephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough
Original languageEnglish
SubjectConsequences of decisions
SettingVarious outdoor scenes
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Joking Apart
(1978)
Taking Steps
(1979)

References edit

  • Sisterly Feelings on official Ayckbourn site
  • Allen, Paul (2004) A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn Plays Faber & Faber ISBN 0-571-21492-4