Photos and podcast: On Ayckbourn and comedy with How The Other Half Loves' cast and director
Post-show Q&A: What's the essence of good comedy? And what marks out an Alan Ayckbourn comedy in particular? What does the UK's most prolific, produced playwright (80 plays and counting) demand of actors and directors? And, despite the (often onerous, occasionally near-impossible) demands, why do actors and directors relish coming back for more?