{"product_id":"9781350190849","title":"Writing in Coffee Shops Confessions of a Playwright","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWriting in Coffee Shops\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConfessions of a Playwright\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRyan Craig\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRyan Craig\u003c\/b\u003e is a British playwright, screen, television and radio writer whose plays usually involve both ethical and social matters. He is best known for his plays \u003ci\u003eWhat We Did To Weinstein\u003c\/i\u003e (Menier Chocolate Factory, London, 2005) which earned him a Most Promising Playwright Nomination at the Evening Standard Awards; \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Room\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead Theatre, 2006), which deals with Holocaust denial; the English version of Tadeusz Slobodzianek's \u003ci\u003eOur Class \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Rosenbergs\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), both at the National Theatre and the semi-autobiographical\u003ci\u003e Filthy Business\u003c\/i\u003e (2017, Hampstead Theatre, London).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 February 2021\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\u003e9781350190849\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\u003e136\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369242001548,"sku":"9781350190849","price":23.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_c9708595-064f-49d3-b84a-e7f30ab7e1fa.jpg?v=1783878443","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350190849","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}