esson 5-Man of the moment II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the moment 1.After years of trying, I think I got as near as I' ve ever got in striking the balance between a play being entertaining whilst having something to say More water on stage and only the tiniest of leaks. And it gave me great satisfaction to have a character enter swimming Ayckbourn at 50" souvenir programme 2. Man Of The Moment is quite a bleak play about unpleasant things. I think the moral climate at the moment is not what it should be -Interview, 1988 W B T E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment 1. “After years of trying, I think I got as near as I’ve ever got in striking the balance between a play being entertaining whilst having something to say. More water on stage and only the tiniest of leaks. And it gave me great satisfaction to have a character enter swimming.” —“Ayckbourn at 50” souvenir programme 2. “Man Of The Moment is quite a bleak play, about unpleasant things… I think the moral climate at the moment is not what it should be.” —Interview, 1988 II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment To be continued on the next page