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Book SynopsisAre you a theatre-maker looking for devising tools? A writer wanting to improve your dialogue? A director trying to create a story through improvisation?
Three Plays by Squint & How They Were Made brings three of the company's plays together with the methods used to create them, in a practical, user-friendly toolkit. Three of Squint's plays - created by Lee Anderson, Adam Foster and Andrew Whyment - are published here for the first time. At the heart of each, a character is struggling to process their personal trauma under the intense glare of the public eye.
Long Story Short (2014) dissects journalism in the digital age,
Molly (2015) takes a reality television-style journey into the mind of a sociopath, and
The Incredible True Story of the Johnstown Flood (2021) embarks on a transatlantic exploration of class, exploitation and appropriation.Developed over ten years through Squint's education programme, the exercises in this book distil the company's
Trade ReviewSquint’s trio of fast-paced plays, combined with the activities used to create them, are an invaluable resource for directors, ensembles, devisers and playwrights alike * Emma Rice, Wise Children *
You can’t help but feel nourished by Squint’s collective spirit and markedly more equipped to originate theatre * Holly Race Roughan, Artistic Director of Headlong *
It’s fascinating to read this generous and detailed articulation of the tools and methods of Squint’s theatre making * Amit Lahav, Artistic Director of Gecko *
An invaluable resource for theatre makers and educators * Anna Niland, Associate Director of the National Youth Theatre. *
A punchy collection of swaggeringly smart plays coupled with a generous toolkit of inspirations for making new work * Dan Rebellato, Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway. *
Table of ContentsSquint. Foreword. Introduction.
Long Story Short.
Molly.
The Incredible True Story Of The Johnstown Flood. The Squint Toolkit Acknowledgements Bibliography
