In the fourth 37 Plays podcast episode, Mark Ravenhill is joined by James Graham, a playwright and film and television writer.From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, James chose:#4 Try writing a draft zero/dirty draft. Let the characters say all th
It’s the last episode of season 2 and we’re joined by playwright Gary Owen. He talks about knowing yourself as a writer and the liberating moment where you find a play that breaks all the rules, igniting the possibilities of playwriting.From M
It’s episode 5! Mark Ravenhill has a chat with playwright Nina Segal. Nina is the recipient of the 2022 Playwright's Scheme Award, on attachment with the RSC and her play O, Island!, produced at the RSC in October 2022, was shortlisted for the
In the fourth 37 Plays podcast episode, Mark Ravenhill is joined by playwright and screenwriter Sally Abbott. From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Sally chose:#4 Try writing a draft zero/dirty draft. Let the characters say all the exposition, th
Mark Ravenhill’s guest for episode 3 is award-winning writer for stage, screen and radio, Iman Qureshi From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Iman chose: #20 To get by we develop a persona that says ‘don’t hurt me – I’m so funny or clever or sensit
In the second 37 Plays podcast episode, Mark Ravenhill is joined by playwright Sami Ibrahim. From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Sami chose #67: Most of us have years writing apprentice plays -each one like trying on a jacket. they’re fine, they
The first episode in the second season of 37 Plays has Mark Ravenhill joined by Olivier award winning playwright and performer Isobel McArthur.From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Isobel chose: #16: Have characters say at the top of a scene who t
In episode six of the Plays Podcast, Mark Ravenhill is joined by playwright, screenwriter, and director Chinonyerem Odimba. Chino is also the Artistic Director and Chief Executive of tiata fahodzi.From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Chino chose:
In this episode of the 37 Plays Podcast, Mark Ravenhill is joined by Winsome Pinnock, a writer for stage, radio, film and television.From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Winsome chose: #31: ‘Show don’t tell’ – a red herring? From the Greek plays
In the third 37 Plays podcast episode, Mark Ravenhill is joined by actress, writer and jazz singer, Danusia Samal.From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Danusia chose:#55: The stage is a place of questioning, realignment, transformation. Choose as
Mark Ravenhill is joined by playwright and screenwriter Hannah Khalil. From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Hannah chose:#5 For a theatre play, an hour of playing time is 9,000 to 10,000 words. Basic but no one tells you this! Think in minutes –
In the first 37 Plays podcast episode, Mark Ravenhill is joined by actress and writer Lolita Chakrabarti, OBE.From Mark’s 101 Playwriting Tips, Lolita choses:#71: A very good playwright told me she always has the last line/image of the play f