The One-Act Play Companion A Guide to plays, playwrights and performance By: Colin Dolley; Rex Walford Publisher: Methuen Drama Print ISBN: 9780713674286, 0713674288 eText ISBN: 9781474213899, 1474213898 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2015 Format: EPUB Available from $ 22.45 USD SKU: 9781474213899 The 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. This companion is the first book to survey the work of over 250 playwrights in an illuminating A-Z guide. Multiple styles, nationalities and periods are covered, offering a treasure trove of compelling moments of theatre waiting to be discovered. Guidance on performing and staging one-act plays is also covered as well as essential contact information and where to apply for performance rights. A chapter introducing the history of the one-act play rounds off the title as a definitive guide. SKU: 9780713674286 Ebooks here: https://ebookscoffee.sellpass.io/products/The-OneAct-Play-Companion
