{"product_id":"9798765101100","title":"How Stage Playwrights Saved the British Cinema, 1930-1956 The Well-Made Screenplay","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHow Stage Playwrights Saved the British Cinema, 1930-1956\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Well-Made Screenplay\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Cottis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ Screenwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the film careers and work of British playwrights who worked as screenwriters between 1930-1956.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the period between the 1927 Cinematograph Films Act and the 'new drama' of the 1950s, many British writers associated with the stage also wrote for films, bringing the techniques of the well-made play with them. Some, like Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward, and Terence Rattigan were screenwriter-stars, part of the publicity of the films they worked on – \u003ci\u003ePygmalion, Brief Encounter, The Way to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. Others were less celebrated but had long, successful screen careers, such as R. C. Sherriff, author of \u003ci\u003eJourney's End\u003c\/i\u003e, who worked on films as different as \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man, The Four Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dam Busters.\u003c\/i\u003e Using the authors' original archives, this book follows the way in which these writers adapted their stage skills for the screen, contributing to the post-war 'Golden Age 'of the British cinema, and creating the classic form of screenplay that continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid Cottis\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Scriptwriting and Director of Programmes for Film, Photography, Animation and Games at Middlesex University, UK. He is also a theatre director, writer, critic, and dramaturg. He has edited \u003ci\u003eA Dirty Broth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Ladder of Words, \u003c\/i\u003etwo anthologies of twentieth-century Welsh plays in English, and wrote chapters for \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the British Musical \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the Global Musical.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\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\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765101100\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\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223573037196,"sku":"9798765101100","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a26f1c92-71f7-4db9-932b-a33c8187253a.jpg?v=1783077498","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798765101100","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}