Life of Riley is a 2010 play by Alan Ayckbourn. It was first performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. It is set over a period over the seven months that a man called George Riley is diagnosed with a terminal illness, although George Riley does not appear in the play himself and is only ever referred to by the six onstage characters. This play is the only Ayckbourn play to directly reference another Ayckbourn play (Relatively Speaking) within the story. George Riley (unseen) Colin Kathryn Jack Tamsin Monica - Riley's ex-wife Simeon Small boy (unseen) Teenage daughter (unseen) Basil Bender (unseen) The play was filmed by the French director Alain Resnais, as Aimer, boire et chanter (2014). Life of Riley on official Ayckbourn site
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Life of Riley was adapted into a 2014 film.
Life of Riley2014 · film · 108 min · dir. Alain Resnais · IMDb ↗In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.
