About the Play:

Mr. A's Amazing Maze Plays is a full-length children's play by Alan Ayckbourn, which takes the audience on a journey with Suzy in search of her dog Neville's lost bark in the house of the sinister Mr. Accousticus.

Mr. A's Amazing Maze Plays is an ingeniously constructed play in which Suzy's mother buys her a small puppy to keep her company while she works hard to earn a living for them. A suave but sinister – Mr. Accousticus – moves into the big empty house opposite their cottage; he charms Suzy's mother but frightens Suzy and her puppy Neville. Odd things start to happen and Neville suddenly loses his bark ... Suzy is convinced that Mr. Accousticus is responsible. She and Neville have to find out and how they do this depends on decisions taken by the audience aided by the Narrators!

Mr. A's Amazing Maze Plays premiered in 1988 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.

Cast: 2 female, 6 male, 8 any gender (adult)

What people say:

"Contains mystery, suspense and imagination." — The Guardian (London)

"Kept a young audience spell bound for 90 minutes with dazzling display of imaginative and technical virtuosity. On one level [it] is a charming children's story, [but there are] traces of the master's pungent humour." — Yorkshire Evening Press

About the Playwright:

Alan Ayckbourn, born in London in 1939, is one of the most widely performed living English language playwrights and a highly regarded theatre director. His works, mostly comedies, deal with middle-class manners and conflicts. He is a Tony, Olivier, and Moliere Award winning writer who has written 74 full length plays, more than half of which have gone on to London's West End. His contribution to theatre has been recognized with both a Special Tony Award and the Olivier's Special Award.