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A fascinating read and there is little doubt that budding playwrights will learn much that will stand them in good stead as they get down to the task of writing and then perfecting their Magnum Opus. --British Theatre Guide
Erudite and entertaining...lively without being lightweight...convincingly argues that knowing how plays work liberates rather than hampers creativity, and that every playwright should learn about these structural elements if for no other reason than they carry the weight of audience expectation, which can be met or disappointed, but never ignored. --Exeunt
Erudite and entertaining...lively without being lightweight...convincingly argues that knowing how plays work liberates rather than hampers creativity, and that every playwright should learn about these structural elements if for no other reason than they carry the weight of audience expectation, which can be met or disappointed, but never ignored. --Exeunt
Erudite and entertaining...lively without being lightweight...convincingly argues that knowing how plays work liberates rather than hampers creativity, and that every playwright should learn about these structural elements if for no other reason than they carry the weight of audience expectation, which can be met or disappointed, but never ignored. --Exeunt
Erudite and entertaining...lively without being lightweight...convincingly argues that knowing how plays work liberates rather than hampers creativity, and that every playwright should learn about these structural elements if for no other reason than they carry the weight of audience expectation, which can be met or disappointed, but never ignored. --Exeunt
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In How Plays Work, distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and express what they want to say about the human condition. Whether we are playwrights or audience members, Edgar takes us on an exploration that starts with the building-blocks of whole plays structure, plot, genre and on through the construction of scenes and characters to the tiniest devices in the playwright s toolkit. He shows how plays share a common architecture without which the uniqueness of their authors vision would be invisible. What does Jaws have in common with Ibsen? What does Hamlet owe to Aeschylus? And how does a play like Top Girls really work? How Plays Work is a masterclass for playwrights and all theatre practitioners, but also a fascinating guide to the anatomy of drama.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This is a clear, intelligent and surprisingly insightful guide. Leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. It details what makes plays work with great wit and a huge amount of passion and love for theatre and its audiences.
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This is the best book of its kind that I have read. Rather than being a dry list of rules or confused (but fiercely defended) theories, it gives a very interesting and insightful description of how many techniques are used in different plays. Reading books about writing often leaves me feeling faintly depressed; this one left me feeling inspired.
11 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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How plays work is not a companion to the likes of How Novels Work, or as practical a how-to handbbok as, say, the Crafty Art. but it is revelatory of the theory of drama and how drama 'works' on the audience. Should be very useful for Drama and Eng Lit students
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