21st Century Playwriting, A Manual of Contemporary Techniques

This book is the most detailed analysis of contemporary playwriting techniques ever published. A decade in the making, "21st Century Playwriting" examines the contemporary theatre scene and the skills and writing techniques needed to succeed as a modern playwright. No other book goes into such depth and detail on areas like dramatic structure, story-shaping, characterization and the contemporary language techniques used in modern playwriting. Written by a multi-award winning playwright with many national and international production credits, the book offers many useful writing tips, as well as an understanding on how radically theatre has changed in the 21st century.