I am an experienced writer, which means not only that I’ve been doing it for a good few years, not only that I’ve written some fine work, but also that I’ve written some very poor work, and have committed every…
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9 Common errors playwrights make
By Timothy DalyThe art of under-writing: or how to stop over-writing
By Timothy Daly
In the spirit of the above subject, this will be one of my shortest articles. Let me get straight to the point. Overwriting is the bane of theatrical dialogue. It does more harm to theatre culture than a dozen politicians….
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Taming the Audience
By Timothy Daly
Contemporary theatre has many functions: it is a social purging, a religious ritual, an arena of political controversy, a laboratory for rapid and astonishing artistic innovation, a place where the community’s sense of itself is examined, challenged and ultimately affirmed….
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In Search of the Fantastical
By Timothy Daly
The problem with writing on the technical aspects of play writing is that some new and developing writers think that’s all there is to it; that all one has to do is to absorb enough principles, enough tried-and-tested approaches, enough…
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