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The crafty art of playmaking

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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.

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Faber & Faber
0571215106 / 9780571215102
Paperback / softback
808.2
22/01/2004
United Kingdom
English
xii, 173 p.
22 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: 2002.