Fraser Grace, Clare Bayley

Playwriting

A Writers' and Artists' Companion
Herausgeber: Angier, Carole; Cline, Sally

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Produktbeschreibung

Full of inspiration and practical advice, Playwriting: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is a comprehensive companion to writing for the stage. PART 1 includes reflections on the art and the craft of playwriting, guidance on writing for a full range of genres and spaces and a brief history of playwriting itself. PART 2 contains inspiring advice and reflections from leading playwrights:April De Angelis, Bryony Lavery, David Greig, Christina Reid, Dennis Kelly, Frank McGuinness, Lynn Nottage, Howard Brenton, Roy Williams, Tanika Gupta, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Polly Stenham, Tom Stoppard, Jack Thorne, Steve Waters, E.V. Crowe, David Henry Hwang, Lin Coghlan, Zinnie Harris and Anne Washburn. PART 3 offers practical exercises and advice on planning and conducting research, working out plots and characters, mastering authentic but accessible dialogue, navigating the industry and the rehearsal and production process.

Produktdetails

• Writers' and Artists' Companions
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 253276
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 134mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781472529329
• ISBN-10: 1472529324
• Artikelnr.: 42553547

Autorenporträt

Fraser Grace began writing for the stage whilst working for Back-to-Back Theatre, a Birmingham based touring company for which he also acted and directed. Perpetua was joint winner of the 1996 Verity Bargate Award. It was premiered at The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre in April 1999 in association with Soho Theatre Company.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Introduction: Scriptwriter, Dramatist, Author, Hack Part I: Playwriting - The View from Above Reflections 1 Reflections 2 A Brief History of the Theatre Part II: Tips and Tales - Guest Contributors Part III: Write On - The View from the Ground Writing The Industry The Production/Rehearsal Process Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

A readable and mostly comprehensive introduction to writing for the stage for new playwrights . For true beginners this book would be an extremely helpful companion on their journey . It will likely be useful to the lone emerging playwright or in conjunction with an introduction to playwriting course. Grace and Bayley update some of the older playwriting texts and earnestly steer away from being overly prescriptive. For these reasons Playwriting is a useful addition to the bookshelf. Theatre Topics