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Writing Music for the Stage

Writing Music for the Stage

A Practical Guide for Theatremakers

By Michael Bruce Foreword by Josie Rourke

The definitive guide to writing music for the stage, by the Composer-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse.

The Writer's Toolkit

The Writer's Toolkit

Exercises, Techniques and Ideas for Playwrights and Screenwriters

By Paul Kalburgi

Almost two hundred practical exercises, techniques and ideas for every part of your process, designed to equip you with everything required to kickstart your creativity, develop your craft, and make your writing the very best that it can be.

Writer's Cramp

Writer's Cramp

By John Byrne

The debut play from the author of The Slab Boys and Tutti Frutti, taking satirical swipes at Anglo-Scottish cultural pretensions.

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    The Writer

    The Writer

    By Ella Hickson

    A young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.

    Nicholas Wright: Five Plays

    Nicholas Wright: Five Plays

    By Nicholas Wright

    A rich selection of work by leading playwright Nicholas Wright, introduced by the playwright.

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    Wretch

    Wretch

    By Rebecca Walker

    An ex-teacher and an ex-junkie meet on a night bus during long, dark nights of homelessness.

    Woyzeck

    Woyzeck

    By Georg Büchner Translated by Gregory Motton

    One of the most performed and influential plays in German theatre, a modern classic that remains frighteningly relevant today. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Woyzeck

    Woyzeck

    By Georg Büchner Adapted by Jack Thorne

    The multi-award-winning Jack Thorne breathes new life into Georg Büchner's existential masterpiece, Woyzeck, one of the most extraordinary plays ever written.

    Wormwood

    Wormwood

    By Catherine Czerkawska

    A poetic and heart-rending play written in response to the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

    World Music

    World Music

    By Steve Waters

    A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.

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    World Factory: The Game

    World Factory: The Game

    By Zoë Svendsen and Simon Daw

    A participative theatre experience about global consumer capitalism, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in China.

    The Working Actor

    The Working Actor

    The Essential Guide to a Successful Career

    By Paul Clayton

    The essential guide to being a successful working actor: how to put yourself in the best possible position to get work, to keep getting it, and to make a living from it.

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    Words of Advice for Young People

    Words of Advice for Young People

    By Ioanna Anderson

    An intriguing and offbeat play about family and religion.

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    Words Into Action

    Words Into Action

    Finding the Life of the Play

    By William Gaskill

    Packed with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, Words into Action is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors.

    Word-Play

    Word-Play

    By Rabiah Hussain

    A play about what happens when a Prime Minister ad-libs on live TV, exploring how language seeps into public consciousness and reverberates with far-reaching consequences that will last for generations. Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

    The Wonder of Sex

    The Wonder of Sex

    By Patrick Barlow

    A delightfully wacky comedy about the facts of life, from the fictional 'National Theatre of Brent'.

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    Wonder Boy

    Wonder Boy

    By Ross Willis

    A play about the power of finding your own voice, revolving around a twelve-year-old boy with a stammer. Winner of the Best Play Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.

    Women, Power and Politics: Then

    Women, Power and Politics: Then

    Four plays

    By various

    A collection of wide-ranging and ambitious short plays reflecting the complexities of women and political power in the United Kingdom.

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