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How To Write About Theatre : A Manual For Critics Students And Bloggers
Paperback Edition: 1
How to Write About Theatre by Mark Fisher considers the various demands of theatre criticism with the citizen- and student-journalist in mind. Through direct and clear chapters, the book will break down the process of expressing the stage on the page into manageable processes to
ensure that any student or theatregoer is able to evaluate and articulate their thoughts in a coherent, professional format.
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What do you do if you find yourself weeping in the stalls? How should you react to Jude Law's trousers or David Tennant's hair? Are you prepared to receive toilet paper in the post? What if the show you just damned turns out to be a classic? If you gave it a five-star rave will anyone believe you?
Drawing on his long years of experience as a national newspaper critic, Mark Fisher answers such questions with candour, wit and insight. Learning lessons from history's leading critics and taking examples from around the world, he gives practical advice about how to celebrate, analyse and discuss this most ephemeral of art forms - and how to make your writing come alive as you do so. Today, more people than ever are writing about theatre, but whether you're blogging, tweeting or writing an academic essay, your challenges as a critic remain the same: how to capture a performance in words, how to express your opinions and how to keep the reader entertained.
This inspirational book shows you the way to do it.
Foreword by Chris Jones, Chief theater critic, Chicago Tribune.
Featured in the November 2015 Creative Enterprises newsletter.
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Pages : 280
Publisher : Methuen Drama
Publication date : 2015-08
Subjects: Non-fiction, Art/design/film, Education / Language / ESOL