ed and removed. (July 2011) A Small Family Business A small family business.

jpg Written by Alan Ayckbourn Characters Ken Desmond Harriet Jack Poppy Cliff Anita Samantha Tina Roy Yvonne Benedict The Rivetti Brothers Date premiered 21 May 1987 Place premiered England Original language English Subject Greed, corruption Genre Drama Official site Ayckbourn chronology Woman in Mind (1985) Henceforward... (1987) A Small Family Business is a play by Alan Ayckbourn, based around the business o f the title and dealing with the Thatcherism of the time. It premiered at the Ol ivier stage of the Royal National Theatre on 20 May 1987, where it won the Eveni ng Standard Award for Best Play for that year. Its Broadway premiere occurred on 27 April 1992. Radio adaptation[edit] A radio adaptation directed by Martin Jarvis was broadcast at 8pm on Sunday 12 A pril 2009 on BBC Radio 3 as part of the celebrations of its author's 70th birthd ay that day. Its cast included: Jack McCraken - Alfred Molina Benedict - Adam Godley Poppy - Rosalind Ayres Anita - Joanne Whalley Cliff - Kenneth Danziger Ken - Roy Dotrice Yvonne - Millicent Martin Harriet - Jill Gascoine Desmond - Julian Sands Roy - Darren Richardson Tina - Moira Quirk