In this collection, leading playwrights explain some of the key elements of a well-written play, and discuss how they approach them in their own work. Simon Stephens, David Hare, Katori Hall, Matt Charman, Nell Leyshon, James Graham, Alia Bano, Richard Bean, Anders Lustgarten and Roy Williams talk about writing dialogue, creating characters, structuring a narrative and more. They also offer some top tips for first time writers, and talk about their own writing methods.
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Interview with James Graham
James Graham talks about playwriting, his inspirations and what is political theatre.
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Interview with Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens talks about what inspired him to become a writer, his process when writing and offers advise to anyone interested in playwriting.
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Interview with Katori Hall
Katori Hall talks about playwriting
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Interview with David Hare
David Hare talks about playwriting
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Top tips for writers
Leading playwrights offer advice to new writers.
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How do you write?
Leading playwrights discuss their own writing processes.
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Using dramatic metaphor
The importance of metaphor in dramatic writing
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Dramatic style
An introduction to different theatrical styles
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Structuring a scene
What are the key ingredients for a dramatic scene?
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Writing dialogue
Dialogue is at the core of dramatic writing
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Building a plot
Advice on structuring and developing the narrative of a play
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Creating characters
How do you create characters in a play?
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Political theatre
Leading playwrights discuss the nature of theatre and its relationship with politics.