The Boy Who Fell Into A Book: Further Reading

This page contains details of publications & articles relating to The Boy Who Fell Into A Book. The information is for research & the website cannot provide copies of the articles listed.

Published Editions

The Boy Who Fell Into A Book (click here to buy)
Faber, 2000, ISBN 0571203345

Manuscripts (research & reference)

An original manuscript for the musical adaptation of The Boy Who Fell Into A Bookis held in the Ayckbourn Archive in the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York. The manuscript is accessible onsite for research purposes.

Reference Books

Paul Allen: A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn’s Plays
pp.229 (Faber & Faber, 2004, ISBN 0571214924)
Paul Allen: Alan Ayckbourn - Grinning at the Edge*
pp.304-306 (Methuen, 2001, ISBN 0413731200)
Albert-Reiner Glaap: Ayckbourn Country – Second Edition*
pp.190-191 (Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2004)
Simon Murgatroyd: Unseen Ayckbourn
(Lulu Books, 2023, ISBN 9781447761723)
*indicates out of print

Articles

The Play's The Things That Still Matters
Sue Wilkinson, The Scarborough News, 10 April 2014
Just A Quickie With... Alan Ayckbourn
Charles Hutchinson, The Press, 17 July 2014
Ayckbourn Play That's Been Transformed Into A Musical
Nick Ahad, Yorkshire Post, 25 July 2014

Reviews: World Premiere

Ayckbourn: The Latest Chapter
Kate Bassett, The Guardian, 29 December 1998
Fast-Moving Magical Adventure
Simon Murgatroyd, Scarborough Evening News, 7 December 1998
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
David Jeffels, The Stage, 10 December 1998
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Mike Park, Trader, 17 December 1998
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Dave Windass, whatsonstage.com, 1 December 1998
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Yorkshire Evening Press, 8 December 1998
Brought To Book By Sheer Magic
Lynda Murdin, Yorkshire Post, 9 December 1998

Reviews: London Premiere

The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Maddy Costa, The Guardian, 26 July 2012
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Kate Sainsbury, officiallondontheatre.co.uk, 23 July 2012
The Boy Who Fell into A Book
Laura Silverman, theartsdesk.com, 23 July 2012
The Boy Who Fell into A Book
Rachel Halliburton, Time Out, 17 July 2012
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, July 2012

Reviews: Musical Premiere (2014)

The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Mark Smith, British Theatre Guide, 23 July 2014
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Alfred Hickling, The Guardian, 24 July 2014
Alan Ayckbourn's The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Steve Pratt, Northern Echo, 24 July 2014
A Knock-Out Mix
Clare Brennan, The Observer, 27 July 2014
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Charles Hutchinson, The Press, 29 July 2014
The Boy Who Fell into A Book
Audrey Pointer, The Public Reviews, 24 July 2014
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Mike Tilling, The Scarborough News (website), 23 July 2014
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Sarah & James Downey, The Scarborough News, 24 July 2014
The Boy Who Fell into A Book
Steve Pratt, The Stage, 23 July 2014 (online)
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Sam Marlowe, The Times, 24 July 2014
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book
Ron Simpson, whatsonstage.com, 31 July 2014

All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.