Tag: writing a play

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Posted in Events, Writing

Why There’s No I in Theatre

Posted on by Debbie Young

Anyone who has ever worked for their living or played team sport will probably have been told at some point: “There is no I in team.” Writing my first murder mystery play, The Importance of Being Murdered, caused a variation on that theme pop into my head: “There’s no I in theatre”.

Even before the first rehearsal, I recognised the importance of script editors in fine-tuning my original words. Thank you, Fiona Webb and Kirsty Stephen, for applying your wisdom and experience of live theatre to polish my play. Continue reading “Why There’s No I in Theatre” →

photo of Debbie manning box office for Hawkesbury Drama Group's production of The Wind in the Willows
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Why I’m Writing a Play

Posted on by Debbie Young

With a new novel to write by the end of March (the third in my Cotswold Curiosity Shop cosy mystery series), why have I found myself promising my local village drama group a brand new play by the beginning of March? I may be good at multitasking, but this is quite a commitment, even for me…

Firstly, flattery gets you everywhere. When the Hawkesbury Drama Group asked me to write them a murder mystery event, I felt honoured – especially when they told me that it shouldn’t be based on one of my mystery novels, as lots of their target audience will already have read them. Their further request to write two different endings, so that they could run the show on consecutive nights, proved an irresistible challenge.

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