
Playwriting : A Backstage Guide
by Dan Rebellato
Title:
Playwriting : A Backstage Guide
Author:
Dan Rebellato
Series (if any):
National Theatre Backstage Guides
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
160 pages
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
ISBN-13:
9781350135833
EAN:
9781350135833
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
257
Dimensions (mm):
121 x 165 x 14
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves. Drawing heavily on contemporary practice, it considers moments from a range of plays, with a focus on those from the National Theatre's repertoire. The book embraces a range of different dramaturgical structures and styles popular today; plays by a diverse selection of writers; and the current openness of dramatic form. A book of tools, rather than rules, this guide provides suggestions and provocations, exercises and tricks, examples and discussions. An ideal text for playwrights to hone their craft.











