Writing
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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Being a Playwright
A Career Guide for Writers
The 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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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Blunt Playwright
An Introduction to Playwriting
By Clem MartiniA highly regarded guide to playwriting, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.
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Chekhov 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£8.79Conversations 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£8.79Curtain 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£13.59Diane 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£7.99Diaries 1969-1977
The revealing - and frequently hilarious - diaries of playwright Peter Nichols, covering the period of his life between his first real hit, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, to the stirrings of his masterpiece, Passion Play.
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Richard Foreman: The Manifestos and Essays
A collection of writings from the acclaimed and wildly inventive artist Richard Foreman.
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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£13.59How 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£11.99Ibsen 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£14.39In Their Own Words
Contemporary American Playwrights
By David SavranInterviews with 20 leading American playwrights, each with a substantial introduction.
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Innovation 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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Inventing 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£8.79Making Your Solo Show: The Compact Guide
By Lisa Carroll and Milly ThomasA clear, accessible guide to creating and putting on a solo show, packed with inspiring, practical advice for writers, actors, directors and anyone who wants to know how solo shows are actually made.
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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£7.99My 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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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99
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