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Further Reading

This page contains reference details of publications & articles relating to Neighbourhood Watch.

Published Editions

  • Neighbourhood Watch (click here to buy) Samuel French, 2013, ISBN 978-0573113185
  • Alan Ayckbourn: Plays 6 Faber, 2018, ISBN 978-0571348282

Reference Books

  • Albert-Reiner Glaap: New Landmarks In Ayckbourn Country pp.64-72, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2014, ISBN 978-3868215007
  • Simon Murgatroyd: Unseen Ayckbourn Lulu Books, 2023, ISBN 9781447761723

Articles

  • An Interview with Alan Ayckbourn Simon Murgatroyd, SJT Circle Membership Newsletter, July 2011
  • Did he predict a riot? Natalie Woolman, The Stage, 8 September 2011
  • As ever, keeping 'Watch' Barbara Chari, Wall Street Journal, 13 December 2011
  • Ayckbourn On Ayckbourn Harry Haun, playbill.com, 28 December 2011
  • Alan Ayckbourn: From North Yorkshire to East 59th St Andrew Purcell, The Guardian, 28 December 2011

Reviews (world premiere)

  • Neighbourhood Watch Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 14 September 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Michael Billington, The Guardian, 14 September 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Clare Brennan, The Observer, 2 October 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Charles Hutchinson, The Press, 17 September 2011
  • Black Comedy Which Is Well Worth The Wait Sue Wilkinson, Scarborough Evening News, 15 September 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Alex Rodgers, Socialist Review, October 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Mark Shenton, The Stage, 14 September 2011
  • Towering Production Mark Shenton, Sunday Express, 18 September 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Jane Edwardes, Sunday Times, 25 September 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Sam Marlowe, The Times, 13 September 2011
  • Comic Paranoia in Ayckbourn's Little Britain Libby Purvis, The Times, 14 April 2012
  • Neighbourhood Watch Ron Simpson, whatsonstage.com, 14 September 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Nick Ahad, Yorkshire Post, 16 September 2011

Reviews (New York premiere, 2011)

  • Self-Righteous Neighbours Get Carried Away In Witty Farce Jennifer Farrar, Associated Press, 8 December 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly, 7 December 2011
  • Stage Door: Neighbourhood Watch Fern Siegal, Huffington Post, 10 December 2011
  • Brit Ayckbourn Give Us Crime And Fun-ishment Elizabeth Vincentelli, New York Post, 7 December 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Deserves A Look At Brits Off Broadway Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News, 7 December 2011
  • Good Fences Makes Fascist Neighbours Mark Peikert, New York Press, 8 December 2011
  • A Genteel Neck Of The Wood Becomes A Genteel Fortress Charles Isherwood, New York Times, 7 December 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Andy Propst, theatremania.com, 7 December 2011
  • Neighbourhood Watch Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 12 December 2011
  • Guess Who's Coming To The Vineyard Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal, 9 December 2011

Reviews (London premiere, 2012)

  • Neighbourhood Watch Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide, 10 April 2012
  • Hedge Trimmer And A Dark Night Of The Suburban Soul In New Ayckbourn Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, 12 April 2012
  • Neighbourhood Watch Gerald Berkowitz, London Theatre Guide, 12 April 2012
  • Neighbourhood Watch Ton Wicker, Time Out, 19 April 2012
  • Comic Paranoia In Ayckbourn's Little Britain Libby Purves, The Times, 13 April 2012
  • Neighbourhood Watch Jo Caird, whatsonstage.com, 12 April 2012
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.