So You Want To Be A Playwright? (Paperback)

Tim Fountain

ISBN 10: 1854597167 / ISBN 13: 9781854597168

Published by Nick Hern Books, London, 2007

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Paperback. How to write a play and get it produced - a manual for playwrights.Playwright and former literary manager Tim Fountain guides the budding playwright over the many hurdles involved in getting a play on - from finding a story that only you know, through the detailed construction of the play, and on to the strategies you can use to get it on stage. What kind of play do you want to write? Where do you get your ideas from? How much exposition do you need? Where do you find your characters' voices? What should you do when you get stuck? Where should you send your play?The book also deals with the actual production: choosing directors, designers and actors, and coping with rehearsals, previews and press nights.Includes appendixes of vital websites, and contact details for new-writing theatres, agents and publishers.'A marvellous and invaluable guide. full of wisdom and no-nonsense practical advice on the tricky but thrilling business of making plays' Willy Russell'A terrific book. Informative and easy to read' ReviewsGate.com'Excellent. very practically geared to those writing for the stage today' British Theatre Guide How to write a play and get it produced - a manual for playwrights. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: So You Want To Be A Playwright? (Paperback)
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books, London
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854597167
• ISBN 13: 9781854597168
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Playwright and former literary manager Tim Fountain guides the budding playwright over the many hurdles involved in getting a play on stage—from finding a story that only you know, through the detailed construction of the play, and on to the strategies you can use to get it on stage.

About the Author

Tim Fountain, a former Literary Manger of the Bush Theatre, has written for theatre, film and television, most notably Resident Alien, a one-man show about Quentin Crisp.