Body Language (play)

This article is about the Alan Ayckbourn play. For other uses, see Body language (disambiguation).

Body Language is a 1990 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It is about two women, one thin and one fat, who have their bodies swapped as a result of a botched operation.

Body Language
Written by	Alan Ayckbourn
Characters	Hravic Zyergefoovc Freya Roope Benjamin Cooper Ronnie Weston Angie Dell Derek Short Jo Knapton Mal Bennet
Date premiered	21 May 1990
Place premiered	Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough
Original language	English
Subject	Body image
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Invisible Friends (1989) This Is Where We Came In (1990)

References

• Body Language on official Ayckbourn site
• Allen, Paul (2004) A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn Plays Faber & Faber ISBN 0-571-21492-4
• Andrew Gans (26 September 2003). "Ayckbourn's Body Language to Make U.S. Debut at NJ Theatre". Playbill. Archived from the original on 28 January 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2008.