My stage play, The Idol of Sarajevo, has been shortlisted for the People’s Play Award. Winner to be announced at the end of December. If I win, I shall be blogging about my experiences in the run-up to the staging of the play in May 2008. So wish me well and watch this space! I developed this play on my MA in Creative Writing at Northumbria University.
For more free resources on writing for theatre visit:
- Writernet – free information and subsidised critiquing for UK-based writers
- Open University – free course on approaching plays plus excellent, value-for-money short courses for everyone.
- New Dramatists – resources for US-based writers.
Books I can reccommend include:
- Val Taylor’s Stage Writing
- Alan Ayckbourn’s The Crafty Art of Playmaking
- Stuart Spencer’s The Playwright’s Guidebook
- Jeffrey Hatcher’s The Art and Craft of Playwriting
Congratulations on the nomination and best of luck!!!
Thanks again Rebecca. I’m currently on holiday in South Africa so hope to return to some good news.