by David Lane | Sep 28, 2021 | General |
I came back to a play last week for the first time, after a couple of accidental months off. Quite by accident – although I’m a big believer in everything happening for a reason, and the crappier times especially gifting you learning experiences – incidents through...
by David Lane | Sep 21, 2021 | General |
Imagine, just for a moment, that you were only allowed to write characters who were like you. Only those that existed within the limits of the community with whom you identify. Who would be in your plays? Whose stories would you feel permitted to tell – or perhaps...
by David Lane | Sep 14, 2021 | General |
I’m about to start a third outing for my online playwriting course hosted by Forest Forge Theatre Company. It takes a group of writers through a rapid-write set of exercises across four weeks, covering the key principles of constructing a play from scratch, and then...
by David Lane | Mar 25, 2021 | General |
I’m pressed up against a grey wire fence adorned with barbed-wire coils, 24hr CCTV notices and a thin layer of beige dust. There’s the muted rumble of demolition being carried on the breeze, an occasional security van slowing down to clock my presence as I snap...
by David Lane | Nov 29, 2019 | General |
This year I took on writing for audio for the first time, supported by Arts Council England to work with sound designer Adrienne Quartly and adapt my North Devon-inspired stage play Hefted for online listening. This is the third in a series of six blogs reflecting on...
