Overview
In a series of interviews with fifty playwrights from the US and UK,
this book offers a fascinating study of the voices, thoughts, and
opinions of today's most important dramatists. Filled with probing
questions, Fifty Playwrights on their Craft explores ideas such as how
does playwriting help a global dialogue; where do dramatists find the
ideas that become the stories and narratives within their plays; how can
the stage inform the writer's creative process; how does crossing
boundaries between art forms push the living art form of theatre-making
forward; and will there be playwrights in another 50 years? Through
these interrogating interviews we come to understand how and why
playwrights write what they do and gain insight into their processes and
motivations. Together, the interviews provide an inter-generational
dialogue between dramatists whose work spans over six decades. Featuring
interviews with playwrights such as Edward Bond, Katori Hall, Chris
Goode, David Greig, Willy Russell, David Henry Hwang, Alecky Blythe,
Anne Washburn and Simon Stephens, Jester and Svich offer an
unprecedented view into the multiple perspectives and approaches of key
playwrights on both sides of the Atlantic.