Alan Ayckbourn, Paul Allen

Alan Ayckbourn first joined the company in 1957 and was its Artistic Director from 1972 - 2009. The opening of his own production of Confusions, first seen at the Library in 1974, marks the actual 60th anniversary. Later in the season he directs his 79th play, Hero's Welcome.

In recent years, he has been inducted into American Theatre's Hall of Fame, received the 2010 Critics' Circle Award for Services to the Arts and became the first British playwright to receive both Olivier and Tony Special Lifetime Achievement Awards. He was knighted in 1997 for services to the theatre.

20% of the proceeds from this event will go to the SJT's 7th Wave Fund.