{"product_id":"how-plays-work-new-edition-paperback","title":"How Plays Work: New Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Edgar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow Plays Work\u003c\/em\u003e, distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for playwrights and playgoers alike, Edgar's analysis starts with the building blocks of whole plays--plot, character-creation, genre and structure--and moves on to scenes and devices. He shows how plays share a common architecture without which the uniqueness of their authors' vision would be invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Plays Work\u003c\/em\u003e is both a masterclass for playwrights and playmakers and a fascinating guide to the anatomy of drama. In this revised edition, Edgar brings the book right up to date with analyses of many recent plays, as well as explorations of emerging genres and new innovations in playwriting practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Edgar\u003c\/strong\u003e is a leading UK playwright, author of many original plays and adaptations. He also pioneered the teaching of playwriting in the UK, founding the Playwriting Studies course at Birmingham University in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis plays include: \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e, adapted from the story by Charles Dickens (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017); \u003cem\u003eIf Only\u003c\/em\u003e (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); \u003cem\u003eWritten on the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (RSC, 2011); a version of Ibsen's \u003cem\u003eThe Master Builder\u003c\/em\u003e (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); \u003cem\u003eArthur and George\u003c\/em\u003e, adapted from the novel by Julian Barnes (Birmingham Rep \u0026amp; Nottingham Playhouse, 2010); \u003cem\u003eTesting the Echo\u003c\/em\u003e (Out of Joint, 2008); \u003cem\u003eA Time to Keep\u003c\/em\u003e, written with Stephanie Dale (Dorchester Community Players, 2007); \u003cem\u003ePlaying With Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre, 2005); \u003cem\u003eContinental Divide\u003c\/em\u003e (US, 2003); \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoner's Dilemma\u003c\/em\u003e (RSC, 2001); \u003cem\u003eAlbert Speer\u003c\/em\u003e, based on Gitta Sereny's biography of Hitler's architect (National Theatre, 2000); \u003cem\u003eDr Jekyll \u0026amp; Mr Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e (Birmingham Rep, 1996); \u003cem\u003ePentecost\u003c\/em\u003e (RSC, 1994); \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of the Table\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre, 1990); \u003cem\u003eMaydays\u003c\/em\u003e (1983); \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby\u003c\/em\u003e (RSC, 1980); \u003cem\u003eDestiny\u003c\/em\u003e (1976); and \u003cem\u003eThe National Interest\u003c\/em\u003e (1971).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work for television includes adaptations of \u003cem\u003eDestiny\u003c\/em\u003e, screened by the BBC in 1978, \u003cem\u003eThe Jail Diary of Albie Sachs\u003c\/em\u003e, televised by the BBC in 1981, and \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby\u003c\/em\u003e, televised by Channel 4 in 1982, as well as the plays \u003cem\u003eBuying a Landslide\u003c\/em\u003e (1992) and \u003cem\u003eVote for Them\u003c\/em\u003e (1989). He is also the author of the radio plays \u003cem\u003eEcclesiastes\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eA Movie Starring Me\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), \u003cem\u003eTalking to Mars\u003c\/em\u003e (1996) and an adaptation of Eve Brook's novel \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Parts\u003c\/em\u003e (2000). He wrote the screenplay for the film \u003cem\u003eLady Jane\u003c\/em\u003e (1986).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the author of \u003cem\u003eHow Plays Work\u003c\/em\u003e (Nick Hern Books, 2009; revised 2021) and \u003cem\u003eThe Second Time as Farce: Reflections on the Drama of Mean Times\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), and editor of \u003cem\u003eThe State of Play: Playwrights on Playwriting\u003c\/em\u003e (2000). He was Resident Playwright at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1974-5 (Board Member from 1985), Fellow in Creative Writing at Leeds Polytechnic, Bicentennial Arts Fellow (US) (1978-9) and was Literary Consultant for the RSC (1984-8, Honorary Associate Artist, 1989). He founded the University of Birmingham's MA in Playwriting Studies in 1989 and was its director until 1999. He was appointed Professor of Playwriting Studies in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 5.2 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47343618392313,"sku":"9781839040313","price":47.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c205TFhCTUV3WVdxRVZBajlPclhodz09.webp?v=1769724548","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-plays-work-new-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}