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Writing a Play
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Writing a Play
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Steve Gooch
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Series | Writing Handbooks |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:160 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | Creative writing and creative writing guides |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780713669459
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Classifications | Dewey:808.02 |
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Audience | General | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
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Publication Date |
30 April 2004 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A practical guide to the process of play-writing, this book will take budding writers for the stage through the process, beginning with original inspiration, through plotting, structuring and characterization, to the successful realization of the idea. This revised edition includes a new chapter covering stage realism.
Author Biography
Steve Gooch's version of Brecht's The Mother is the standard version in use in British theatre today. His other translations include Fassbinder's Cock Artist; he is also well-known as a palywright in his own right, particularly for Female Transport, which has been produced 200 times around the world.
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