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Peggy Ramsay (1908-1991) was the foremost play agent of her time. Her list of clients shows her to have been at the centre of British playwriting for several generations from the late 1950s on. To her remarkable array of clients, her letter writing was notorious, marked by searing candour,...

Write a Play - and Get It Performed is designed for would-be writers of every level and for all types of motivation by two prize-winning professionals. Whether writing for the specific needs of an amateur drama group, community event, political campaign or simply for personal or professional development,...

'I’ll tell you what gets me riled up, what gets me dark and dirty, what Speaks to the Spiders living in my Soul and makeS me loSe my Shit' Are you Angry? We are, so we wrote a play and stole a bass guitar which I’m sure we’ll fit in somewhere. Written partially in verse; partially...

A guide to the hidden workings of plays and the trade secrets that govern their writing - by the acclaimed playwright Steve Waters. Drawing on a wide range of drama, both historical and modern, Waters takes the reader through the key elements of dramatic writing - scenes, acts, space, time,...

That I’d have seen it – And I’d think – That is f**king disgusting. The world is f**king horrible. I pledge to spend the rest of my life trying to change it. But I wouldn’t have done that. Nothing is much more than a series of monologues. It is about...

Oh this ain't a farm. This is a loading dock. No such things as farms anymore, not around here. A chicken farm in rural England. New boy Tim has just arrived for his first shift. The job is pretty simple: grab chickens seven at a time by their legs and ram them into cages for shipping. All...

One day you're you. The next you're – I can't even say the word. Dembe and Sam have been seeing each other for a while. They should be wondering where this is going and when to introduce each other to their families. But they're gay and this is Uganda. The consequences of their relationship...

Do you have dreams of becoming a professional playwright? You are not alone. Many people have dreams of becoming the next great playwright of our age, but it’s no easy task to complete. Millions have tried before and failed. We understand that you don’t want to be like them, so this book has been...

In 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. Filled with probing questions, Fifty Playwrights on their Craft explores ideas such as how does playwriting help...

So maybe I just want to opt out you know? Maybe I don't to be part of the master plan. The big assembly line in the sky. Summer in small-town America. Aimee Stright wants to be Banksy in a town that hates vandals. As outsiders investigate what happened on the day she walked into a church with...

From the despair of aninut, even in a short shiva, the ice inside you is thawing, Mordecai, it will open you to the world if you let it. After, shloshim. After a year, yizkor, yarhrzeit. And yes, sorrow, but also hope, hope in those who'll welcome you, love you. Let them love you. Don't neglect God...

Plays by MUSAU mm is a book of plays written over a course of several years, and performed in various capacities in Boston and Detroit. This book of plays represents over two decades of reflection and meditation by the author. Act One, Scene One is just an experiment and an exposition related to the...

"Success turns smart people crazy. Like smack, it’ll never be enough, only leave you gurning for more.” Kyla was once a TV personality. Now she's the dress hanging on the arm of her celebrity popstar boyfriend. When her anti-establishment squatter brother pays her a surprise visit...

O Núcleo de Dramaturgia Sesi-British Council oferece a dramaturgos emergentes uma estrutura multidisciplinar. Busca-se proporcionar a eles a oportunidade de navegar por muitos assuntos, temas, formas e experiências, estimulando o encontro de cada criador com sua própria voz, sua expressão mais...