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Making Tracks (play)

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Making Tracks
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
CharactersSandy
Lenny
Wolfe
Lace
Date premiered16 December 1981
Place premieredStephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough
Original languageEnglish
SubjectMaking music
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Way Upstream
(1981)
Intimate Exchanges
(1982)

Making Tracks was a 1981 musical play with words by Alan Ayckbourn and music by Paul Todd. It is set in a recording studio and is about Stan, a recording studio owner in debt to businessman Wolfe, who stakes everything on singer/songwriter Sandy, whilst using the voice of Lace, who is Stan's ex-wife and Wolfe's new partner.

Although the musical enjoyed good ticket sales, critical reaction was lukewarm. The play has been only re-staged a few times, was never published, and is not available for production.

References

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  • Making Tracks on official Ayckbourn site
  • Allen, Paul (2004) A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn Plays Faber & Faber ISBN 0-571-21492-4