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The Doctor's Dilemma

written by George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950 (1906); directed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-; performed by Jane Carr, 1950-, Gregory Cooke, 1966-, Ken Danziger, Roy Dotrice, 1923-, Jennifer Dundas Lowe, 1971-, Martin Jarvis, 1941- and Paxton Whitehead, 1937- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2000, originally published 1911), 1 hour 49 mins

The blowhards, the know-it-alls, the scrupulous, and the impecunious are all targets for Shaw’s incisive wit in his classic satire of the medical profession. A well-respected physician is forced to choose whom he shall save: a bumbling friend or the ne’er-do-well husband of the woman he loves.

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Table Manners

written by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, 1939- (1973); directed by Dennis Erdman; performed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Ken Danziger, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, Jane Leeves, 1961-, Christopher Neame, 1947- and Carolyn Seymour, 1947- (L. A. Theatre Works, 1995, originally published 1995), 1 hour 24 mins, 84 page(s)

England's famous seducer of other men's wives lays siege to his sister-in-law in the first “battle” of Ayckbourn’s celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests. In Table Manners, the action occurs in the dining room of Mother's house, where a conventional middle-class family is attempting to have a pleasant count...

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Living Together

written by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, 1939- (1973); directed by Dennis Erdman; performed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Ken Danziger, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, Jane Leeves, 1961-, Christopher Neame, 1947- and Carolyn Seymour, 1947- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2009, originally published 1973), 1 hour 21 mins

In this second "battle" of Ayckbourn's celebrated trilogy 'The Norman Conquests,' we rejoin the family weekend, this time hearing the events in the living room, where Norman gets drunk on homemade dandelion wine – and all hell breaks loose. Norman unleashes his merry brand of manipulative charm on the hapless gu...

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Make and Break

written by Michael Frayn, 1933- (1980); directed by Robert Robinson; performed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Allan Corduner, 1950-, David Ellenstein, Julian Holloway, 1944-, Peter A. Jacobs, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, Robin Goodrin Nordli, fl. 1984, James Warwick and Michael York, 1942- (L. A. Theatre Works, 1993, originally published 1993), 1 hour 35 mins, 95 page(s)

From the author of Copenhagen and Noises Off. A comedy-drama about a door manufacturing company and a fateful convention in Frankfurt.

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Mary Stuart

written by Friedrich Schiller, 1759-1805 (1800); directed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-; performed by Christopher Neame, 1947-, Sheelagh Cullen, Ken Danziger, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, Alex Kingston, 1963-, Alan Shearman, W. Morgan Sheppard, 1934- and Simon Templeman (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2007, originally published 1904), 2 hours 7 mins

Elizabeth I is threatened by the survival of her Catholic cousin, Mary Stuart. Wrestling with her own conscience - and Mary's popularity - the Queen agonizes over the fate of her cousin amid fears for her own survival. Court intrigue has never been more gripping than in this "acute study in the art of double deali...

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Odyssey of Love

written by Lucy Parham (2008); directed by Martin Jarvis, 1941-; composed by Franz Liszt, 1811-1886; performed by Lucy Parham, Rosalind Ayres, 1946- and Martin Jarvis, 1941- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2008, originally published 2008), 1 hour 35 mins

Mixing the colorful letters of Franz Liszt with some of his most ecstatic piano music, Odyssey of Love depicts his tempestuous relations with two fascinating women.

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A Woman of No Importance

written by Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900 (1893); directed by Michael Hackett; performed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Jane Carr, 1950-, Peter Dennis, Judy Geeson, 1948-, Paul Gutrecht, 1967-, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, Cherie Lunghi, 1952-, Robert Machray, 1945-, Samantha Mathis, 1970-, Miriam Margolyes, 1941- and Jim Norton, 1938- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1995, originally published 1893), 1 hour 43 mins

Devilishly attractive Lord Illingworth is notorious for his skill as a seducer. But he is still invited to all the "best" houses while his female conquests must hide their shame in seclusion. In this devastating comedy, Wilde uses his celebrated wit to expose English society's narrow view of everything from sexual...

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Beloved Clara

written by Lucy Parham (2002); directed by Martin Jarvis, 1941-; composed by Robert Schumann, 1810-1856, Clara Schumann, 1819-1896 and Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897; performed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Martin Jarvis, 1941- and Lucy Parham (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2008, originally published 2002), 1 hour 49 mins

In Beloved Clara, the intense relationships between Robert Schumann, his wife Clara, and Johannes Brahms are brought to vivid life through music and excerpts from their passionate writings. With the arrival of the young, dynamic Brahms into their household, the Schumanns’ fragile marriage is threatened by the d...

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Exchange

written by Yury Trifonov, 1925-1981 (1969); directed by Robert Robinson; performed by Ian Abercrombie, 1936-2012, Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Sharon Bamber, Joyce Blair, 1932-2006, Barbara Bosson, 1939-, Peter A. Jacobs, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, Zosukuma Kunene, 1976-, Anna Sophie Loewenberg, Vonetta McGee, 1945-2010, Marian Mercer, 1935-, Robin Goodrin Nordli, fl. 1984, William Palmieri, John Randolph, 1915-2004, Melissa Smigley Hopkins, Malachi Throne, 1928- and Basil Langton (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2012, originally published 1992), 1 hour 29 mins, 89 page(s)

The dreary aspects of Soviet housing and one family’s attempt to "exchange" its tiny Moscow apartment for a larger one. Adapted from a novella by the respected Russian writer Yuri Trifanov, as translated by playwright Michael Frayn.

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Man of the Moment

written by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, 1939- (1988); directed by Robert Robinson; performed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Jane Carr, 1950-, Ken Danziger, Martin Jarvis, 1941-, Ian Ogilvy, 1943- and Yeardley Smith, 1964- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1994, originally published 1994), 1 hour 54 mins, 114 page(s)

The price of accidental fame is hashed out in this comedy about a famous bank robber and the clerk who foiled his biggest heist. Ayckbourn’s 1988 play anticipates the popularity - and absurdity - of reality TV.

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