Man of the Moment (play)

Man of the Moment is a play by the British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It was premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough on 10 August 1988 and transferred to the Globe Theatre in the West End on 14 February 1990.

Man of the Moment
Programme from world première
Written by	Alan Ayckbourn
Characters	Vic Douglas Trudy Jill Kenny Sharon Ruy Marta
Date premiered	10 August 1988
Place premiered	Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough
Original language	English
Subject	Celebrity criminals
Genre	Comedy Drama
Setting	Vic's Mediterranean villa
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Henceforward... (1987) Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays (1988)

Original West End cast

• Jill Rillington, TV presenter - Samantha Bond
• Douglas Beechey, former hero who prevented a bank robbery by Parks and whose future wife was shot in the face by Parks during the robbery - Michael Gambon
• Vic Parks, professional bank-robber and TV personality - Peter Bowles
• Trudy Parks, Vic's second wife - Diane Bull
• Kenny Collins, Parks's manager -David Cunningham
• David - Paul Stewart
• Sharon, Parks's children's nanny - Shirley-Anne Selby
• Ruy, Parks's gardener - Daniel Collings
• Ashley Barnes - Terence Booth
• Marta - Doreen Andrew

Radio adaptation

As part of celebrations for Ayckbourn's 70th birthday, a radio adaptation directed by Martin Jarvis was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2.30pm on 11 April 2009, with the following cast:

• Jill Rillington - Lisa Dillon
• Trudy Parks - Janie Dee
• Douglas Beechey - Alex Jennings
• Vic Parks - Tim Pigott-Smith
• Kenny Collins - Damian O'Hare
• Sharon - Ella Smith
• Ruy - Alan Shearman
• Floor manager – Michael Simkins
• David - John Baddeley
• Film crew - Kenneth Danziger, Matthew Wolf
• Children - Matilda Wickham and Alfie Wickham

External links

• Ayckbourn homepage
• Radio adaptation