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Playwriting Prof. Dan Rebellato (, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

Playwriting By Prof. Dan Rebellato (, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

Playwriting by Prof. Dan Rebellato (, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

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Playwriting Summary

Playwriting: A Backstage Guide by Prof. Dan Rebellato (, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

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.

Playwriting Reviews

It's hard to think of a scholar and theatre maker more knowledgeable about new work and how it's made or a more perspicacious critic of the contemporary UK theatre scene than Dan Rebellato. * David Eldridge, Dramatist and Screenwriter *
Written in an informal style, it's an inspiring and entertaining resource, providing tools, suggestions, exercises and tricks. * Writers' Forus *
Rebellato offers up concrete examples to demystify the process of writing ... He shares examples of his own playwriting practice, quotidian events that could be turned into drama, and the practices of great playwrights from history. The book is packed full of references to other contemporary and classic plays, which is helpful to see and note down real-world examples of the process in action. * Drama & Theatre *

About Prof. Dan Rebellato (, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

Dan Rebellato is an experienced, internationally performed playwright for theatre and radio. He has taught playwriting for 25 years for various universities, writers' groups, Arvon and elsewhere. He has also written widely and influentially on contemporary British theatre, with a focus on the theory and practice of new writing. He is Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. What Does a Playwright Do? 2. How to have Ideas 3. Monologue 4. (How) Can We Learn from Aristotle? 5. Structure 6. Form 7. Plot vs. Story 8. Time and Place 9. Making a Scene 10. Dialogue and Subtext 11. Character 12. Writing Your Play 13. Getting It Staged Notes Further Reading

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NGR9781350135833
9781350135833
1350135836
Playwriting: A Backstage Guide by Prof. Dan Rebellato (, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
Prof. Dan Rebellato (, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
National Theatre Backstage Guides
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20230223
160
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