We are excited to announce our first ever book:
A Beginner’s Guide to Devising Theatre, written by Co-Artistic Directors Jess Thorpe and Tashi Gore is aimed at those new to devising or wanting to further develop their skills. It explores creative ways to create original theatre from a contemporary stimulus.
Much of the theatre we make starts with a script and a story given to us by someone else. But what happens when we’re required to start from scratch? How do we begin to make theatre using our own ideas, our own perspective, our own stories?
It offers a structure within which to approach the creative process, including ideas on finding a starting point, generating material, composition and design; it offers practical ideas for use in rehearsal; and it presents grounding in terminology that will support a confident and informed approach to production.
Ideal for any student faced with the challenge of creating work from scratch, A Beginner’s Guide to Devising Theatre offers constructive guidance, which supports the requirements of students taking Drama and Theatre Studies courses. The book includes a foreword by theatre critic Lyn Gardner.
