Genre A Guide to Writing for Stage and Screen [Paperback]

What makes tragedy tragic? What makes comedy comic? What doesMuch Ado About Nothinghave in common withWhen Harry Met Sally? Seneca withDesperate Housewives? Goldoni withFrasier?

InGenre: A Guide to Writing for Stageand Screen Andrew Tidmarsh explores these questions and more. Investigating how the relationship between form and content brings endless discoveries and illuminations about how narrative works, this entertaining and accessible book looks at how storytelling in film and theatre has evolved and how an appreciation of form can bring the writer, director or actor a solid foundation and a sense of security, which ultimately assists the creative process.

Including genre-specific exercises in every chapter helping the reader to write and devise,Genre: A Guide to Writing for Stage and Screenis for all those with an interest in story and can be used by writers, actors and directors alike  whether students or experienced professionals  to make the blank page appear less terrifying.

Genreis a practical guide exploring the ingredients and history of the basic elements of all dramatic narrative.

Andrew Tidmarshis a writer, theatre director and awardwinning film-maker. He has worked with undergraduate and postgraduate writers for nearly 20 years for various institutions: Goldsmiths, University of London, Drama Centre, University of the Arts, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He has also worked in the Philippines, Germany and Canada. He currently teaches and directs at RADA.

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Building Blocks of Narrative
Chapter 2 Will Versus Fate: Greek Tragedy and the Fundamentals
Chapter 3 Let's See Blood: Roman Tragedy and Quentin Tarantino
Chapter 4 Revenge is Sweet: Elizabethan Tragedy
Chapter 5 Mashing It Up:Desperate Housewives, Jacobean Tragedy andBuffy
Chapter 6 The Plate of Sardines: New Greek Comedy, Menander andFrasier