Scriptwriting for Theatre and Screen

Scriptwriting for Theatre and Screen: A Practical Guide is an introduction designed to help readers understand the nature of dramatic scriptwriting and quickly guide them to a place where they can write, first a short play, and then a short screenplay.

Richard Stockwell lectures in theatre and screenwriting at Newcastle University, UK. He is an award-winning playwright, and has been writing drama for over 30years, with plays performed in over a dozen countries. He has also written for television, including a period writing for Eastenders for the BBC.

Introduction - How to Use This Book Part 1: Theatre Writing Chapter 1. Invitations Chapter 2. Ideas Chapter 3. Character Chapter 4. Structure Chapter 5. Location - Setting Chapter 6. Empathy Chapter 7. Status Chapter 8. Practical Considerations - Acts - Scenes - Format Chapter 9. Planning and Writing Scenes Chapter 10. Modes of Address Chapter 11. Actual Writing Chapter 12. Similarities and Differences Between Stage and Screen Part 2: Screenwriting Chapter 13. Introducing Screenwriting and Launching a New Idea Chapter 14. Structure Revisited Chapter 15. Particularities of Short Films Chapter 16. Format Chapter 17. Genre Chapter 18. Character Revisited Chapter 19. Visual Writing Chapter 20. Moment-to-Moment Writing Chapter 21. Rewriting... Again Chapter 22. Writing for TV Appendix 1: Critical Commentaries - Evaluations Appendix 2: Some More Writing Exercises