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A More Perfect Ten - Writing and Producing the Ten-Minute Play
“Gary Garrison’s plays are simply the best short plays around. We beg him every year to put something in our Boston Theater Marathon, and every year he outdoes himself with plays that speak…
A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre Backstage
Live theatre is an exciting, challenging profession — but how is professional theatre actually made? What are the roles and what does each person do? Which pathways lead into the profession? What skills…
Best Revenge - How the Theater Saved my Life and has been Killing Me Ever Since
“If you’re thinking of a career in playwriting, this book is both primer and guide” ~ John Bishop ” ... hysterically funny, yet deliciously heartbreaking ... should be required…
Characters in Action - Playwriting the Easy Way
The twelve chapters provide a complete survey of every step in playwriting from the germination of an idea to its complete development into a theatrical production It covers the basics of writing for theatre,…
Creating Pantomime
Pantomime ... how is it created? What tools and processes are used? Working from purely a title, this practical book explains how a script and a design can develop together through the creative processes…
Creating Unforgettable Characters - A Practical Guide to Character Development in Film - TV Series & Adverts & Novels & Short Stories
A practical and comprehensive guide to creating strong characters in fiction Discusses back stories, psychology, research, relationships, supporting characters, stereotypes and character problems, and…
Creating Your Own Monologue
This is a one-kind-of a book that shows actors how to write and produce successful monologues, performance art pieces, and one-person plays The writing process is explained in easy-to-follow steps that…
Dario Fo & Franca Rame - Harlequins of the Revolution
*** 25% Discount - Publisher's Price $39.95 - Our Price $29.95 *** This first full biography of the 1997 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature illuminates his theatre, his politics and the working relationship…
Dear Mr Shakespeare
Dear Mr Shakespeare, Thank you for submitting your script. We loved it! However… What if Shakespeare was writing today? What if Shakespeare had to deal with the prejudices of today’s producers? What if…
Developing Characters for Script Writing
Dealing with the creation and writing of characters for stage, radio & screen, this presents numerous pratical examples of the art and craft of character, plot and audience identification
Dramatists Guild Resource Directory 2009
This is the official annual reference for playwrights put out by the Dramatists Guild This up-to-date directory is the authoritative reference for any serious or casual playwright It contains a number…
Dramatists Sourcebook 23rd Edition - Complete Opportunities for Playwrights & Translators & Composers & Lyricists and Librettists
Now in its 23rd edition, this best-selling guide for opportunities for stage writers is completely revised, with more than 900 opportunities for playwrights, translators, composers, lyricists and librettists,…
Echoes Down the Corridor - Collected Essays 1944-2000 - Arthur Miller
This superb hardback volume gathers together fifty essays by one of the most influential literary, cultural and intellectual voices of our time Arranged chronologically, these writings take the reader…
Freedom’s Pioneer - John McGrath’s Work in Theatre & Film & Television
John McGrath’s plays are compulsory reading and viewing for students of drama, film and television courses in many University and Further Education departments and yet despite recognition of the…
Grinning at the Edge - A Biography of Alan Ayckbourn
The first full and authorised biography of Britain’s most popular playwright follows his early years as an actor, producer and struggling writer straight through to his great West End comedy successes…
How Plays Work
Distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning Written for playwrights…
Laughing Out Loud - Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay
Identifying the essential elements of comedy and classifying comedy as a perspective rather than merely as a genre, this is an invaluable book for those wishing to pursue a career in writing Blending history,…
Making a Good Script Great - A Guide for Writing and Rewriting
Offering useful advice on working on a first-draft, Seger outlines methods to help writers craft their work to create stronger scripts This top selling guide for writers focuses on rewriting - how to solve…
Making a Good Writer Great - A Creativity Workbook for Screenwriters
This new addition to Linda Seger's indispensable collection of books combines advice on how to awaken creativity with a practitical knowledge of screenwriting Itv teaches writers how to be creative within…
New Performance/New Writing
Contemporary practitioners such as Orlan, Franko B, Robert Wilson and Tim Etchells are creating work that flies in the face of traditional thinking about what performance might mean New Performance/New…
Now That’s Funny! - Writers on Writing Comedy
Interviewing writers from Spike Milligan to Victoria Wood, the authors look at everything from gags to plots in their investigation into what is funny
Panto for Beginners - Pantomimes and Plays for Schools & Classrooms and Theatres
If you are looking for a simple and easy way to prepare a play or pantomime then this is the book for you With readymade stories that can be easily updated to suit your performance this is more than a…
