Background Information 1.Author Man of the Moment is one of Ayckbourn's typically very dark comedies in which nothing is quite what it seems or as clear-cut as appearances would first indicate.The play was presented in London in 1990,becoming a joint winner of the Evening Standard Best Comedy Award in the same year.In 1990 it was also nominated for "the Play of the Year".I. Author Man of the Moment is one of Ayckbourn’s typically very dark comedies in which nothing is quite what it seems or as clear-cut as appearances would first indicate. The play was presented in London in 1990, becoming a joint winner of the Evening Standard Best Comedy Award in the same year. In 1990 it was also nominated for “the Play of the Year”. Background Information