"Suburban Strains" | ||||
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Written By | Alan Ayckbourn | |||
Characters | Caroline Kevin Matthew Various supporting roles |
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Date premiered | 18 January 1980 | |||
Place premiered | Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough | |||
Original language | English | |||
Subject | Unsatisfactory relationships | |||
Setting | Various locations over a summer three years ago and winter today | |||
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Suburban Strains is a 1980 musical by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn with music by Paul Todd. This was the first attempt Ayckbourn made at a musical since the ill-fated Jeeves! in 1975. It is about a teacher, Caroline, whose marriage to actor Kevin breaks down, only to find her new partner, doctor Matthew, even worse due to his control freakery, before making up with Kevin again.