Words for the Theatre

Four Essays on the Dramatic Text

David Cole, Magda Romanska

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Routledge
11 June 2019

The Arts: General & Reference; Theatre Studies; Writing & editing guides

Series: Focus on Dramaturgy

In Words for the Theatre, playwright David Cole pursues a course of dramaturgical self-questioning on the part of a playwright, centred on the act of playwriting.

The book’s four essays each offer a dramaturgical perspective on a different aspect of the playwright’s practice: How does the playwright juggle the transcriptive and prescriptive aspects of their activity? Does the ultimate performance of a playtext in fact represent something to which all writing aspires? Does the playwright’s process of withdrawing to create their text echo a similar process in the theatre more widely? Finally, how can the playwright counter theatre’s pervasive leaning towards the ‘mistake’ of realism?

Suited to playwrights, teachers, and higher-level students, this volume of essays offers reflections on the questions that confront every playwright, from an author well-versed in supplying words for the theatre.

By: David Cole
Series edited by: Magda Romanska
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 226g
ISBN: 9781138240636
ISBN 10: 113824063X
Series: Focus on Dramaturgy
Pages: 68
Publication Date: 11 June 2019
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface: Words from a Playwright Acknowledgments ESSAY I: The Dramatic Text As Transcript and Prescription ESSAY II: The Dramatic Text As Type of the Text ESSAY III: The Theatre Wants to Go In ESSAY IV: Theatre As an Event and Another Event; or, The Sorrows of Realism (Something like a manifesto) Words for the Theatre Index

David Cole is a playwright who has written two prior books of dramatic theory: The Theatrical Event and the Nathan Award-winning Acting as Reading. His plays may be found at www.davidcoleplaysandprose.com.