Invisible Friends: Archive Images

A collection of archive material, posters, rehearsal and production images pertaining to Alan Ayckbourn's Invisible Friends. The Archive Images page is presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York where the Ayckbourn Archive is held. Click on an image to expand.

Invisible Friends (1989)

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Alan Ayckbourn's sketch of the set layout for the world premiere of Invisible Friends at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round, Scarborough, in 1989. This is unusual for an Ayckbourn production as it required the theatre-in-the-round to become three-sided to accommodate Lucy's bedroom and all it's illusions.

Copyright: Haydonning Ltd
Holding: Borthwick Institute for Archives

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The rarely seen poster image for the world premiere of Invisible Friends at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round, Scarborough, in 1989. At the time, individual production programmes were not published and posters rarely kept for archive. As a result this image has rarely been seen since 1989.

Copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust
Holding: Ayckbourn Digital Archive

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Emma Chambers as Lucy in the world premiere of Invisible Friends at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round in 1989.

Photographer: Alec Russell
Holding: The Bob Watson Archive

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Claire Skinner as Zara & Emma Chambers as Lucy in the London premiere of Invisible Friends at the National Theatre in 1991.

Photographer: To be confirmed (© National Theatre
Holding: Borthwick Institute for Archives

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The Archive Images pages are presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, where the Ayckbourn Archive is held.

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