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Better Off Dead review " Ayckbourn's washed-up writer satire backfires by Catherine Love

Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughAlan Ayckbourn's 82nd play, about an over-the-hill crime novelist, struggles to come up with anything new to say about creativity, fame or failureAn ageing writer, working on the latest instalment in his prolific output, worries about his legacy. His style is out of fashion, his plotting is getting creaky, and his fans all seem to be kicking the bucket. The premise of Better Off Dea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM on September 12, 2018

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