The importance of metaphor in dramatic writing

Playwriting

Using dramatic metaphor

James Graham talks about playwriting, his inspirations and what is political theatre.

Interview with James Graham

Simon Stephens talks about what inspired him to become a writer, his process when writing and offers advise to anyone interested in playwriting.

Interview with Simon Stephens

Interview with Katori Hall

Interview with David Hare

Leading playwrights offer advice to new writers.

Top tips for writers

Leading playwrights discuss their own writing processes.

How do you write?

An introduction to different theatrical styles

Dramatic style

What are the key ingredients for a dramatic scene?

Structuring a scene

Dialogue is at the core of dramatic writing

Writing dialogue

Arts

Arts du spectacle

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.