13 episodes
Playwriting National Theatre
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In this collection, leading playwrights explain some of the key elements of a well-written play, and discuss how they approach them in their own work. Simon Stephens, David Hare, Katori Hall, Matt Charman, Nell Leyshon, James Graham, Alia Bano, Richard Bean, Anders Lustgarten and Roy Williams talk about writing dialogue, creating characters, structuring a narrative and more. They also offer some top tips for first time writers, and talk about their own writing methods.
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Interview with James Graham
James Graham talks about playwriting, his inspirations and what is political theatre.
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Interview with Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens talks about what inspired him to become a writer, his process when writing and offers advise to anyone interested in playwriting.
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Interview with Katori Hall
An interview with Katori Hall in which she talks about how she came to be a playwright and what she is inspired to write about.
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Interview with David Hare
Interview with David Hare talking about writing plays.
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Top tips for writers
Professional playwrights offer their top tips to first time writers.
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How do you write?
Every writer works differently, in a way that suits them best. In this film, our playwrights discuss their own writing methods, and talk about how they fit their work into the rest of their lives.