Scriptwriting for the Theatre (THEA321/THEA521)
Semester 2 / 2016

Texts

y separately published work icon Collected Plays : Volume I Patrick White , Sydney : Currency Press , 1985 Z60895 1985 selected work drama (taught in 19 units)

Kane: Complete Plays, Kane

Long Day's Journey into Night, O'Neill

The Caretaker and The Dumbwaiter, Pinter

The Collected Shorter Plays, Beckett

Attempts on Her Life, Crimp

Description

This unit is designed to develop the skills of scriptwriting. It focuses on types of script and the function of dialogue, and will cover the development of character, plot and story line and ideas for script development. Topics covered include sources for script writing (theme, situation), developing character through dialogue, plot development, theatre form, staging, the function of stage directions.

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