{"product_id":"9780713674286","title":"One-Act Play Companion A Guide to plays, playwrights and performance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOne-Act Play Companion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guide to plays, playwrights and performance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColin Dolley | Rex Walford\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Reference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one-act play stands apart as a distinct art form with some well known writers providing specialist material, among them Bernard Shaw, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill. Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Albee and Tennesee Williams. There are also lesser-known writers with plenty of material to offer, yet sourcing one-act plays to perform is notoriously hard. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis companion is the first book to survey \u003cb\u003ethe work of over 250 playwrights \u003c\/b\u003ein an illuminating \u003cb\u003eA-Z guide\u003c\/b\u003e. Multiple styles, nationalities and periods are covered, offering a treasure trove of compelling moments of theatre waiting to be discovered. \u003cb\u003eGuidance on performing and staging \u003c\/b\u003eone-act plays is also covered as well as essential contact information and where to apply for performance rights. A chapter introducing the \u003cb\u003ehistory \u003c\/b\u003eof the one-act play rounds off the title as a definitive guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eColin Dolley is a past Vice-Chairman of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators (GODA) and has adjudicated at over 200 drama festivals. Rex Walford OBE is a theatre critic and Chairman of GODA, and has judged many one-act plays in over thirty years of adjudicating festivals.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 March 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713674286\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331331031180,"sku":"9780713674286","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e8628786-adfb-4cf7-9f49-eb0074fea37d.jpg?v=1783595939","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780713674286","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}