Writing in Collaborative Theatre-Making

by Sarah Sigal

Overview

This engaging text explores the role of the writer and the text in collaborative practice through the work of contemporary writers and companies working in Britain, offering students and aspiring writers and directors effective practical strategies for collaborative work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137331687
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/04/2016
Edition description:	1st ed. 2017
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.97(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Sarah Sigal is a freelance writer, dramaturg, director and visiting lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. She is the Live Performance Programmer at JW3 and the Creative Co-Director of Hush-Hush Hoopla.
Sarah Sigal is a freelance writer, dramaturg, director and visiting lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. She is the Live Performance Programmer at JW3 and the Creative Co-Director of Hush-Hush Hoopla.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: UNDERSTANDING THE PRACTICE
Introduction
1. A brief history of writing, writers and text in 20th century collaborative theatre
SECTION II: COLLABORATION, TEXT AND
2. Writer as Co-Creator
3. The Writer as Company Scribe
4. The Writer/Director
5. The Writer as Poet
6. The Multiple Writer Model
Conclusion.