| Suburban Strains | |
| Characters: | Caroline Kevin Matthew Various supporting roles |
| Premiere: | 18 January 1980 |
| Place: | Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough |
| Orig Lang: | English |
| Setting: | Various locations over a summer three years ago and winter today |
| Subject: | Unsatisfactory relationships |
| Web: | http://suburbanstrains.alanayckbourn.net/index.htm |
| Chronology: | Ayckbourn |
| Last Play: | Taking Steps (1979) |
| Next Play: | Season's Greetings (1980) |
Suburban Strains is a 1980 musical by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn with music by Paul Todd. This was the first attempt Ayckbourn made at a musical since the ill-fated Jeeves! in 1975. It is about a teacher, Caroline, whose marriage to actor Kevin breaks down, only to find her new partner, doctor Matthew, even worse due to his control freakery, before making up with Kevin again.