Sir Alan Ayckbourn - British Playwright

Alan Ayckbourn is often described as the most performed living playwright. A revival of his play Absent Friends has opened in London's West End, and a new play - his seventy-sixth - premieres this summer. After more than 50 years of writing and directing, what is it about Alan Ayckbourn and his portrayal of relationships in the English suburbs that can still fill theatres around the world?