{"product_id":"9781350205222","title":"Life in 16 Films How Cinema Made a Playwright","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLife in 16 Films\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Cinema Made a Playwright\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteve Waters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Waters examines how the very idea of film has defined him as a playwright and a person in this book. Through the the lens of cinema, it provides a cultural and political snapshot of life in Britain from the 2nd part of the 20th century up to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe films spanning almost a century, starting with \u003ci\u003eThe White Hell of Pitz Palu \u003c\/i\u003e(1929) and moving most recently to\u003ci\u003e Dark Waters \u003c\/i\u003e(2019)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eeach chapter examines aspects of Waters's journey from his working-class Midlands upbringing to working in professional theatre to living through the Covid epidemic, through the prism of a particular film. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCode Unknown,\u003c\/i\u003e from sci-fi to documentary, from queer cinema to world cinema, this honest, comic book offers a view of film as a way of thinking about how we live. In doing so, it illuminates culture and politics in the UK over half a century and provides an intimate insight into drama and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSteve Waters\u003c\/b\u003e's stage plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Contingency Plan\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eTemple\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eLimehouse \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and his radio plays include \u003ci\u003eMiriam and Youssef \u003c\/i\u003e(2020) for BBC World Service. He has taught at the University of Cambridge and University of Birmingham, where he ran the Playwriting MPhil and currently is Professor of Scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), has edited the \u003ci\u003eContemporary Theatre Review\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and written a blog for the Guardian.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 July 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350205222\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369313239180,"sku":"9781350205222","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e4c1a5bb-4a69-4c38-8763-c8a8247ee283.jpg?v=1783878716","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350205222","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}