How to write a pantomime / by Lesley Cookman ; foreword by Roy Hudd.

By:

Cookman, Lesley

Contributor(s):

Cookman, Lesley. Writing a pantomime

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan : Accent Press ; [Chester Springs, Pa.] : U.S. Distributor Dufour Editions, 2007.Edition: [New ed.]Description: viii, 128 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

9781906125127 (pbk.)
1906125120 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

808.257

LOC classification:

PN 1988 C773h 2007

Contents:

Introducing pantomime -- Defining your market -- Learning the conventions -- Choosing and developing a plot -- Developing the characters -- Putting in the magic and music -- Putting in the comedy -- Planning and synopsis -- Writing scene by scene -- Finishing off.

Summary: There are thousands of pantomimes staged throughout the world every year, the majority in Britain. Most groups, whether they be amateur drama societies, schools, women's institutes or village hall committees are constantly on the lookout for fresh and original scripts. This is often a matter of economics, as professional pantomimes can be expensive in terms of performing rights, let alone the cost of scripts themselves. Wheter you want to wirte a pantomime for your school or community production or for mass publication, this book will teach you how to choose and develop both plot and characters within the conventions, and how to blend magic, music and comedy to create an entertaining script.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1988 C773h 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Available		00000111289

Rev. ed. of: Writing a pantomime. 1998.

Distributor from label on p. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 120) and index.

There are thousands of pantomimes staged throughout the world every year, the majority in Britain. Most groups, whether they be amateur drama societies, schools, women's institutes or village hall committees are constantly on the lookout for fresh and original scripts. This is often a matter of economics, as professional pantomimes can be expensive in terms of performing rights, let alone the cost of scripts themselves. Wheter you want to wirte a pantomime for your school or community production or for mass publication, this book will teach you how to choose and develop both plot and characters within the conventions, and how to blend magic, music and comedy to create an entertaining script.

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