Writing
The Blunt Playwright
An Introduction to Playwriting
A highly regarded guide to playwriting, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.
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The Ancient Comedians
And What They Have To Say To Contemporary Playwrights
A fascinating exploration of the origins and development of dramatic comedy, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.
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Innovation in Five Acts
Strategies for Theatre and Performance
An inspirational sourcebook of innovative techniques for creating theatre, with contributions from experienced playwrights, directors, performers, teachers, dramaturgs, artistic directors and founders.
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Then What Happens?
Storytelling and Adapting for the Theatre
A practical investigation into story-theatre and the art of telling stories through theatre, by the renowned director who founded Shared Experience Theatre Company.
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£20.99£16.79Add to basketEbook£20.99£16.79Ibsen on Theatre
Edited by Frode Helland and Julie HolledgeA unique collection of everything that Ibsen wrote about the theatre.
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£17.99£14.39Add to basketEbook£17.99£14.39The Playwright's Voice
American Dramatists on Memory, Writing and the Politics of Culture
By David SavranInterviews with 15 key American playwrights, including Edward Albee, Tony Kushner and Paula Vogel.
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Spider Speculations
A Physics and Biophysics of Storytelling
By Jo CarsonAn investigation into how stories work in our bodies and our lives, from the author of Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet.
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How Musicals Work
And How to Write Your Own
Why do some musicals work, while others just don't? And what should you do if you're thinking of writing your own? Julian Woolford, a successful writer and director of musicals and lecturer in writing musicals at the University of London, explores the musical-theatre canon to answer these and many other questions.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59Playwriting
Structure, Character, How and What to Write
An authoritative guide to playwrighting, by a true master of the craft. Indispensable for playwrights at every level of experience.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59Curtain Up!
How to Stage Great Youth Productions
Edited by Charon Williams-RosA comprehensive, hands-on guide to making theatre – perfect for any school, college, youth group or amateur-theatre company.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59The Secret Life of Plays
By Steve WatersA guide to the hidden workings of plays and the trade secrets that govern their writing - by the acclaimed playwright Steve Waters.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99So You Want To Write Radio Drama?
By Claire Grove and Stephen WyattA practical guide to writing radio drama and getting it produced, by a leading radio dramatist and a hugely experienced radio drama producer who have both created award-winning dramas for the BBC.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Telling the Truth
How to Make Verbatim Theatre
A practical guide to creating and producing verbatim theatre, by an experienced theatre-maker and practitioner.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark
By Max Stafford-Clark and Philip RobertsInside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99How Plays Work
By David EdgarDistinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99The Playwright's Journey
From First Spark to First Night
A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play – based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99So You Want To Be A Playwright?
By Tim FountainHow to write a play and get it produced - a manual for playwrights.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Being a Playwright
A Career Guide for Writers
By Chris Foxon and George TurveyThe essential guide to a career in playwriting, from the team behind the multi-award-winning Papatango, one of the UK's leading new-writing companies.
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