How Plays Work PB Henry VIII how the tragedy of 9/11

how the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded during a matinee of King John and how the language of the play went some way in helping to articulate the unfathomable

and why work in theatre anyway

And he considers how Shakespeare himself

The witches of Macbeth around their cauldron on Halloween

a note on the sources

How Plays Work PB Henry VIII how the tragedy of 9/11How Plays Work David Edgar (Author) Distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning. Written for playwrights and playgoers alike, Edgar's analysis starts with the building blocks of whole plays plot, character creation, genre and structure and moves on to scenes and devices. He shows how plays share a common architecture