In association with Nick Hern Books. 

This month we talk to nine playwrights at various stages of their career and at different points of the writing process. We discuss all aspects of playwriting, from the initial sparks of thought to the blank page and, finally, to stage. We ask what it means to be a writer, and discuss the state of new writing in the UK.

Featuring interviews with: Tom Basden, David Edgar, Tim Foley, Catriona Kerridge, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Dan Rebellato, Stef Smith, Jack Thorne and Steve Waters.

Uncaused Effects - Playwrights On Playwriting

In this episode, I interview theatre reviewer, Annegret Märten. Annegret writes for Exeunt Magazine, and has worked behind the scenes on a variety of theatrical productions.

Our conversation covers her approach to reviewing plays, the mysterious role of the dramaturge, the differences between British and German theatre, her doctoral thesis on speechless monsters, and plenty more besides.

Sadly, our brief foray into the possible academic relevance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was lost, because the memory card ran out of space. Godzilla did make the cut though, so there's no need to despair!

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Twitter:

Annegret Märten: twitter.com/anne_schreibt
Exeunt Magazine: twitter.com/theatremagazine

Websites:

Annegret Märten: http://annegretmarten.co.uk
Exeunt Magazine: http://exeuntmagazine.com

Podcasts:

Pursued by a Bear (Soundcloud): @exeunt-magazine
Pursued by a Bear (iTunes): itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pursu…id990841757?mt=2
Uncaused Effects (the specific episode): https://soundcloud.com/exeunt-magazine/uncaused-effects-playwrights-on-playwriting
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Little Written Website: www.littlewritten.co.uk
Little Written on Twitter: twitter.com/LittleWritten
Me on Twitter: twitter.com/Mathistopheles

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PS. The frogs and crickets (picked up from http://soundbible.com) are a public domain substitute for a theme tune… and yes, that is indeed celebrity mathematician and broadcaster, Dr Hannah Fry (twitter.com/FryRsquared), kindly reading the podcast title.

Writer Interview - Annegret Märten, Exeunt Magazine

A podcast in which I interview writers about their writing.

Little Written on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LittleWritten
Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mathistopheles

Writer Interview - Annegret Märten, Exeunt Magazine

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