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SCARBOROUGH, England, Feb 28, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Tony Award-winning British playwright Alan Ayckbourn is in fine humor after suffering a stroke in Scarborough, England.
"I hope to be back on my feet, or at least my left leg, as soon as possible," the author of "The Norman Conquests" and "A Chorus of Disapproval" told the BBC Tuesday.
The 66-year-old artistic director of Britain's Stephen Joseph Theater has written more than 60 plays that are performed worldwide including "Bedroom Farce," "Absurd Person Singular" and "A Small Family Language."
"I know it's going to take some time, Ayckbourn said of his recovery. "In the meantime, I am in excellent hands."
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