{"product_id":"9781350190832","title":"Writing in Coffee Shops : Confessions of a Playwright","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWriting in Coffee Shops\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ryan Craig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat makes someone a playwright?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do their identities and ideas interweave and co-exist?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat permanent truths can we discern from examining existing texts?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow can we write theatre that encapsulates the contemporary moment?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do we develop an idea from the embryonic impulse to a full and robust piece of theatre?   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn this fresh, lively and often very funny book, playwright Ryan Craig makes a case for the vitality of playwriting in our contemporary world and offers a way into writing those plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the very first moment of the process, as you sit in a coffee shop, staring at your 'laptop yawning open like some big, gormless mouth, the screen a flickering blank', to seeing your play staged and reviewed, the author takes you through the complete journey. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on his own experience of writing for theatres such as the National, Hampstead and Tricycle and Menier Chocolate Factory, TV drama scripts for BBC, ITV and Channel Four, radio plays and adaptation, as well as commercial theatre, the author explores what practical tools the dramatist can use to write plays that build bridges between us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of practical advice for the aspiring - and practising - playwright, this book is also an important call-to-arms for playwrights everywhere, arguing for its necessity in the context of an increasingly fractured, distracted, disconnected world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This perfectly demystifies the inexplicable art of playwriting. Candid and immediate, a vital companion to playwrights and theatre makers.” —\u003ci\u003eEdward Hall, director\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWriting in Coffee Shops \u003c\/i\u003eis seismic, political and deeply personal. Fascinating about family, class, race and the strange process of writing itself; it's a beautiful, passionate and needed book.” —\u003ci\u003eRebecca Lenkiewicz, Playwright, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an often hilarious memoir, an insightful playwriting handbook and a rousing call-to-arms in the face of our dark and tumultuous times. Anyone in the theatre-anyone in general-will find delight and wisdom in its pages.” —\u003ci\u003eJT Rogers, Playwright, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350190832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40823103946958,"sku":"9781350190832","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_38483282-d97b-41cf-ae2a-1e994a4eebe7.jpg?v=1643101434","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350190832","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}