{"product_id":"9781474250887","title":"Fifty Playwrights on their Craft","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFifty Playwrights on their Craft\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCaroline Jester | Caridad Svich\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of interviews with fifty playwrights from the US and UK, this book offers a fascinating study of the voices, thoughts, and opinions of today's most important dramatists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Filled with probing questions, \u003ci\u003eFifty Playwrights on their Craft\u003c\/i\u003e explores ideas such as how does playwriting help a global dialogue; where do dramatists find the ideas that become the stories and narratives within their plays; how can the stage inform the writer's creative process; how does crossing boundaries between art forms push the living art form of theatre-making forward; and will there be playwrights in another 50 years? Through these interrogating interviews we come to understand how and why playwrights write what they do and gain insight into their processes and motivations. Together, the interviews provide an inter-generational dialogue between dramatists whose work spans over six decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring interviews with playwrights such as Edward Bond, Katori Hall, Chris Goode, David Greig, Willy Russell, David Henry Hwang, Alecky Blythe, Anne Washburn and Simon Stephens, Jester and Svich offer an unprecedented  view into the multiple perspectives and approaches of key playwrights on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Jester \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and dramaturg. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Creative and Critical Writing at Birmingham City University, UK, a Master on the MA in Dramatic Writing at Central Saint Martins, UK and has been Literary Manager and Dramaturg at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, UK. Jester's publications include \u003ci\u003eEuropa \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003eDramatic Writing Masterclasses: Key Advice from the Industry Masters \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and \u003ci\u003ePlaywriting Across the Curriculum \u003c\/i\u003e(2011).  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaridad Svich \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright, associate editor of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Theatre Review\u003c\/i\u003e and founder of NoPassport theatre alliance and press. She received a 2012 OBIE Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 2011 American Theatre Critics Association Primus Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e.She has edited several books on theatre including A\u003ci\u003eudience Revolution and Innovation in Five Acts \u003c\/i\u003e(2016 \u0026amp; 2015), \u003ci\u003eOut of Silence: Censorship in Theatre \u0026amp; Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and \u003ci\u003eTrans-Global Readings\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 January 2018\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\u003e9781474250887\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\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936307085452,"sku":"9781474250887","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_04181f4d-c147-49e7-87e8-6ea630b705e1.jpg?v=1786017329","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474250887","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}