Playwriting

About Playwriting

In this collection, leading playwrights explain some of the key elements of a well-written play, and discuss how they approach them in their own work. Simon Stephens, David Hare, Katori Hall, Matt Charman, Nell Leyshon, James Graham, Alia Bano, Richard Bean, Anders Lustgarten and Roy Williams talk about writing dialogue, creating characters, structuring a narrative and more. They also offer some top tips for first time writers, and talk about their own writing methods.

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Oct 2011

Latest episode

25 Feb 2013

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Feb 2013

   Interview with James Graham

   James Graham talks about playwriting, his inspirations and what is political theatre.

2. 

   25 Feb 2013

   Interview with Simon Stephens

   Simon Stephens talks about what inspired him to become a writer, his process when writing and offers advise to anyone interested in playwriting.

3. 

   14 Nov 2011

   Interview with Katori Hall

   Katori Hall talks about playwriting

4. 

   14 Nov 2011

   Interview with David Hare

   David Hare talks about playwriting

5. 

   6 Oct 2011

   Top tips for writers

   Leading playwrights offer advice to new writers.

6. 

   6 Oct 2011

   How do you write?

   Leading playwrights discuss their own writing processes.

7. 

   6 Oct 2011

   Using dramatic metaphor

   The importance of metaphor in dramatic writing

8. 

   6 Oct 2011

   Dramatic style

   An introduction to different theatrical styles

9. 

   6 Oct 2011

   Structuring a scene

   What are the key ingredients for a dramatic scene?

10. 

    6 Oct 2011

    Writing dialogue

    Dialogue is at the core of dramatic writing

11. 

    6 Oct 2011

    Building a plot

    Advice on structuring and developing the narrative of a play

12. 

    6 Oct 2011

    Creating characters

    How do you create characters in a play?

13. 

    6 Oct 2011

    Political theatre

    Leading playwrights discuss the nature of theatre and its relationship with politics.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.5 / 5

55 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

6 ratings

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