Der eingebildete Kranke
Kaye had appeared in a radio play directed by Alan Ayckbourn and also in a television play from Manchester. Ayckbourn suggested that he audition for the Bolton Octagon Theatre; he was offered a contract and his roles there included Pishchik in "The Cherry Orchard" followed by roles in "The Homecoming", "The Imaginary Invalid", "Luther," and a double-bill of "Oedipus" and "Cyclops".