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Start writing plays - Audio

In this album, some of our current and most well-respected playwrights offer an insight into the mechanics and beauty of writing for the stage. Contributors include Alan Ayckbourn, David Edgar, Bryony Lavery and Willy Russell, who discuss their own work and the pleasures and pitfalls of crafting a script. All of the fundamental topics, from character and structure to dialogue and editing, are covered in detail in a series of entertaining and insightful interviews. This material forms part of The Open University course A176 Start writing plays.

  • 48 seconds
    Start writing plays
    A short introduction to this album.
    7 July 2009, 7:34 pm
  • Transcript -- Start writing plays
    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
    7 July 2009, 7:34 pm
  • 15 minutes 29 seconds
    Starting out in playwriting
    How do you find your starting point? Playwrights discuss the start of the creative process from developing simple ideas to narratives.
    7 July 2009, 7:33 pm
  • Transcript -- Starting out in playwriting
    Transcript -- How do you find your starting point? Playwrights discuss the start of the creative process from developing simple ideas to narratives.
    7 July 2009, 7:33 pm
  • 9 minutes 34 seconds
    Developing a play
    What are the best practices to apply when developing a dramatic idea? This discussion ranges from wider issues such as genre to more technical aspects of the art.
    7 July 2009, 7:32 pm
  • Transcript -- Developing a play
    Transcript -- What are the best practices to apply when developing a dramatic idea? This discussion ranges from wider issues such as genre to more technical aspects of the art.
    7 July 2009, 7:32 pm
  • 5 minutes 33 seconds
    The importance of character
    Crafting characters is an integral aspect of playwriting - the rhythm and patterns of their speech, their narrative development and even whether they’re on-stage.
    7 July 2009, 7:31 pm
  • Transcript -- The importance of character
    Transcript -- Crafting characters is an integral aspect of playwriting - the rhythm and patterns of their speech, their narrative development and even whether they’re on-stage.
    7 July 2009, 7:31 pm
  • 9 minutes 55 seconds
    How to write dialogue
    Dialogue is all about listening and the interpretation of speech. Here, it is highlighted how dialogue can alter the pace economy of a play.
    7 July 2009, 7:30 pm
  • Transcript -- How to write dialogue
    Transcript -- Dialogue is all about listening and the interpretation of speech. Here, it is highlighted how dialogue can alter the pace economy of a play.
    7 July 2009, 7:30 pm
  • 7 minutes 57 seconds
    The structure of plays
    Arguably the key tool in the playwright’s arsenal, all aspects of structure are touched upon here, along with a few invaluable tips of the trade.
    7 July 2009, 7:29 pm
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