Making Tracks (play)

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.

Making Tracks
Written by	Alan Ayckbourn
Characters	Sandy Lenny Wolfe Lace
Date premiered	16 December 1981
Place premiered	Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough
Original language	English
Subject	Making music
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Way Upstream (1981) Intimate Exchanges (1982)

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

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