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For over twenty years, the renowned series of workshops by Stephen Jeffreys – held at the prestigious Royal Court Theatre, London – have drawn aspiring writers from across the globe, influencing many of today’s foremost playwrights and theatre creators. Now, this enlightening and practical guide allows you to glean wisdom from these esteemed Masterclasses. Playwriting unveils the unseen frameworks and mechanisms that are the backbone of every successful play.
The book taps into a vast array of resources, decomposes them into their basic components, and provides insightful guidance on:
– Structure: A comprehensive exploration of the core elements of drama that empowers you to intuitively select the most impactful structure for your play.
– Character: Guidance on creating and portraying believable characters by investigating their three fundamental dimensions: story, breadth, and depth.
– How to Write: Strategies for crafting engaging dialogue, dynamic scenes, and provocative subtext, including how to enhance your writing by tackling it from fresh perspectives.
– What to Write: Suggestions on adopting diverse approaches to sourcing your material and an examination of the foundational “Nine Stories,” along with how to assess the potential of your ideas.
Penned by a true virtuoso of the craft, this authoritative guide will furnish playwrights of all experience levels with a wide variety of tools to apply to their own work.