Writing
In Their Own Words
Contemporary American Playwrights
Interviews with 20 leading American playwrights, each with a substantial introduction.
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The Playwright's Voice
American Dramatists on Memory, Writing and the Politics of Culture
Interviews with 15 key American playwrights, including Edward Albee, Tony Kushner and Paula Vogel.
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Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark
Inside 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£11.99So 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£10.39Spider 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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The 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 Do A Solo Show?
A unique guide to every aspect of putting on your own solo show: choosing the subject, raising the finance, booking the venue - and performing it!
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
An invaluable guide to the difficult arts of devising plays and directing texts, by one of the UK’s leading theatre directors.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Chekhov on Theatre
A unique collection of everything that Chekhov wrote about the theatre - including newspaper articles and letters - revealing his instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works and his concerns about how best to realise his own intentions as a playwright.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79How 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£13.59My First Play
An Anthology of Theatrical Beginnings
Compiled by Nick HernA unique collection of pieces by playwrights, actors and theatre directors - candid, hilarious, and often sharply revealing.
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Storytelling and Adapting for the Theatre
By Mike AlfredsA 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£16.79So 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£11.99Diane Samuels' Kindertransport
The author's guide to the play
The author's guide to Kindertransport, an invaluable and uniquely authoritative resource for anyone studying, teaching or performing the play.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Monty Python at Work
A fascinating account of the making of the Monty Python TV and stage shows, films, books and albums, drawn from Michael Palin's published diaries.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Richard Foreman: The Manifestos and Essays
A collection of writings from the acclaimed and wildly inventive artist Richard Foreman.
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Conversations with Miller (Centenary Edition)
By Mel Gussow Foreword by Richard EyreMore than a dozen conversations between Arthur Miller, America's greatest playwright, and New York Times critic Mel Gussow, covering subjects personal and political.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Innovation in Five Acts
Strategies for Theatre and Performance
Edited by Caridad SvichAn 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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