Playwriting

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SKU: 9781350135833
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A Backstage Guide

By Prof. Dan Rebellato

Series: National Theatre Backstage Guides

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Playwriting by Prof. Dan Rebellato is a practical guide to understanding and creating contemporary theatre. It draws on a diverse range of plays, notably those from the National Theatre's repertoire, and embraces various dramaturgical styles and structures. This book is less about rigid rules and more about offering tools, provocations, exercises, and real-world examples to inspire and develop playwrights' craft.
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This book is ideal for aspiring playwrights, theatre students, and anyone interested in contemporary dramatic writing and practice.

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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. Playwriting is a book of tools, rather than rules, providing suggestions and provocations, exercises and tricks, examples and discussions. It serves as an ideal text for playwrights to hone their craft.

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Praised for its insightful and informal approach, Playwriting is considered both inspiring and entertaining. Critics highlight Rebellato's deep knowledge of new theatre and his ability to demystify the writing process by sharing personal practice and referencing a wide array of plays, making it a valuable resource for contemporary UK theatre enthusiasts. David Eldridge calls him a perspicacious critic of the theatre scene, and Writers' Forum appreciates the practical tools and exercises offered.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350135833

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 122.0mm

Height: 164.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Prof. Dan Rebellato Series: National Theatre Backstage Guides

About the Author

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.

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