Playwriting A Practical Guide.pdf

Playwriting

What makes a story work on stage? This book offers a practical guide for

all those who are involved in the creation of text for live performance.

Containing a wealth of exercises, Playwriting takes the reader through each

stage of the process of making a play, and includes chapters on:

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Working on themes and issues

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Building a character

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Finding the story

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Writing a second draft.

These practical exercises can be used in a wide range of contexts: as a

step-by-step guide for the individual playwright, as a handy resource for

a teacher or workshop leader, or as a stimulus for a group-devised play. All

the exercises can be adapted for the specific context. This is the ideal

handbook for anyone who engages with playwriting and who is concerned

with bringing a story to life on the stage.

Noël Greig has spent the last thirty years working as an actor, director

and playwright. He has taught courses in playwriting, acting and theatre

history and is currently involved in making theatre with and for young

people, working with youth groups around the world, and encouraging

new writing.

‘Noël Greig is a gifted playwright and teacher. His ability to come up with

a range of processes, each distinct and unique to the needs of any given

group, is extraordinary. I have witnessed wonderful writing emerge from

groups who have never considered themselves as writers, and emerging

and established playwrights seeking him out as dramaturge and mentor.’

Kully Thiarai, Artistic Director,

Leicester Haymarket Theatre

‘I have spent half my career waiting for this book to be written. Noël Greig

is the original great communicator, playwright, mentor, tutor, support,

coach and inspiration. His knowledge and ability should be listed as a

national asset. Noël’s mantra is “only connect” and I have yet to find an

individual who has met him, and has failed to do this on a thousand and

one levels. Buy this book and be prepared to be wowed.’

Ola Animashawun, Associate Director, Young Writers

Programme, The Royal Court Theatre, London

‘There can be no better teacher or mentor than Noël Greig. If he can’t

teach you how to write a play, no-one can.’

Haresh Sharma, Resident Playwright,

The Necessary Stage, Singapore

‘I have observed Noël Greig’s dramaturgical processes open doors to

thrilling creativity: from the fifteen-year old discovering the joys of play-

writing, to the mature playwright breaking through to new possibilities. I

have witnessed children and adults alike moved to compassionate insights

about humanity through the power of his plays. A master at facilitating

new voices and expressing the complexities of our age, at the core of every

aspect of Noël’s work is always rigour, grace and sensitivity.’

Rosamunde Hutt, Director,

Theatre Centre, London

‘I have worked with Noël Greig for over 20 years and continue to be

inspired by his work with writers from all over the world and from many

different backgrounds. His methods have had a tremendous impact on the

writers themselves and they have influenced much of the work that we do

here with emerging playwrights.’

Elyse Dodgson, Associate Director,

Head of International Department,

The Royal Court Theatre, London

‘A terrific introduction to the creation of texts for live theatre ...Greig

not only describes exercises but provides a step-by-step process of play

development for both individual writers and an astonishing range of

groups who might devise work collaboratively. The book is also a lovely

introduction to the appreciation of dramatic literature, as Greig demysti-

fies how disparate well-known playwrights contend with the same issues

as the novice writer. This is a book, like Viola Spolin and Augusto Boal’s

classic games’ texts, that workshop facilitators should not be without!’

Jan Cohen-Cruz, New York University

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