Start writing plays - Audio
Education Podcasts
In this album, some of our current and most well-respected playwrights offer an insight into the mechanics and beauty of writing for the stage. Contributors include Alan Ayckbourn, David Edgar, Bryony Lavery and Willy Russell, who discuss their own work and the pleasures and pitfalls of crafting a script. All of the fundamental topics, from character and structure to dialogue and editing, are covered in detail in a series of entertaining and insightful interviews. This material forms part of The Open University course A176 Start writing plays.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Education Podcasts
Description:
In this album, some of our current and most well-respected playwrights offer an insight into the mechanics and beauty of writing for the stage. Contributors include Alan Ayckbourn, David Edgar, Bryony Lavery and Willy Russell, who discuss their own work and the pleasures and pitfalls of crafting a script. All of the fundamental topics, from character and structure to dialogue and editing, are covered in detail in a series of entertaining and insightful interviews. This material forms part of The Open University course A176 Start writing plays.
Language:
English
Start writing plays
Duration:00:00:48
Starting out in playwriting
Duration:00:15:29
Developing a play
Duration:00:09:34
The importance of character
Duration:00:05:33
How to write dialogue
Duration:00:09:55
The structure of plays
Duration:00:07:57
The editing process
Duration:00:05:38
Politics and the stage
Duration:00:06:31