Scriptwriting for Theatre and Screen: A Practical Guide

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 thirty years, with plays performed in over a dozen countries. He has also written for television including a period writing for Eastenders for the BBC.