This snapshot is taken from a full length Collective Writing DVD which follows the writers and extended team through the research, writing and creation of ‘Night Train’.
If you are interested in writing, want to know how we make theatre, looking for techniques and tips on writing as a team, then this DVD will give you an insight into these areas.
This is also a good resource for school pupils who see the production, either as pre and post work in the classroom.
To order the full length Collective Writing DVD (produced in broadcast quality) then please email jess@actiontransporttheatre.co.uk DVD’s cost £6.50 (including P & P)
To download the ‘Night Train’ script as a PDF document, please click here.
If you are 14+ and you want to write plays… we want to hear from you.
Action Transport's Associate Writer, Kevin Dyer is here to help you. Kevin runs one off sessions, and courses on ‘how to write’ and ‘how to write better’. He does this with young, aspiring writers and with writers who have written much more.
Download the following documents written by Kevin on ‘How to Write a Play’ (.pdf)
How to Write a Play |
NB Our guides are available in .pdf (Portable Document Format).
If you would like to obtain a copy please follow the instructions below.
1) To view the .pdf document you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Most users already have this free software installed, if you have, please skip to step 3.
2) If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download and install it free from the Adobe website here.
3) Please be friendly to the environment and only print these documents if you have to.
4) To save the documents, right click the links and select 'Save this link as...' from the popup menu that will show. When your web-browser asks where to place the file, select a directory on your hard disk where you can find it later.
Action Transport puts New Writing and New Writers at the heart of the company. This is because we want to be vibrant and immediate, to connect with the emotions and imaginations of the local community, and also because we want to attract writers and artists from throughout the UK to a centre of writing excellence.
Action Transport :
- reads scripts and gives feedback
- runs New Writing projects for young people & experienced writers
- is here to help you
Action Transport works with people who want to write. Not just the mind-blowing big names, not just those whose photos look good in our foyer displays. By working with and for them, we see the effects of writing and creativity in a social and artistic context.
We do two things: make the conditions for the best, the very best, plays for children and young people to be written; and we say to young people, ‘Go on, write. You can. And we will help you.’
New writing is good – life changing – to the people who do it. We believe in the special qualities of individual writers… working in conjunction with a professional, dynamic theatre company.
