Crafty Art of Playmaking by Alan Ayckbourn
With over 60 plays written and staged, many playing in the West End or the Royal National Theatre, Alan Ayckbourn's expertise on writing and directing plays is unsurpassed. Here, he shares his tricks of the trade. From helpful hints on writing (Where has your play come from? Where is it going? How does it get there? What is comedy and how do you write it? What is tragedy and how does it work?) to tips on directing (working with actors and technicians, when to listen to the experts, how to cope with rehearsals), the book provides a complete primer for the tyro and a refresher for the more experienced.
'What he has given to theatre is immeasurableI take my hat off to him.' Harold Pinter.
Alan Ayckboum is the most widely porformed of all living playwrights, with a prolific back catalogue of work which has been translated into forty languages and performed throughout the world. He has received many national and international awards. He was appointed a CBE in 1987, and in 1997 was the first playwright in the twentieth contury to receive a knightood for his services to theatre.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571215096 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571215092 |
| Title | Crafty Art of Playmaking |
| Author | Alan Ayckbourn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2002-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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