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What do you do if you find yourself weeping in the stalls? How should you react to Jude Law's trousers or David Tennant's hair? Are you prepared to receive toilet paper in the post? What if the show you just damned turns out to be a classic? If you gave it a five-star rave will anyone believe you?Drawing on his long years of experience as a national newspaper critic, Mark Fisher answers such questions with candour, wit and insight. Learning lessons from history's leading critics and taking examples from around the world, he gives practical advice about how to celebrate, analyse and discuss this most ephemeral of art forms - and how to make your writing come alive as you do so.Today, more people than ever are writing about theatre, but whether you're blogging, tweeting or writing an academic essay, your challenges as a critic remain the same: how to capture a performance in words, how to express your opinions and how to keep the reader entertained. This inspirational book shows you the way to do it.Foreword by Chris Jones, Chief theater critic, Chicago Tribune
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An entertaining introduction to the art of theatre criticism, analysing the challenges every critic faces in the digital age and offering practical advice on how to do the job.
Author Biography
Mark Fisher is one of Scotland's foremost commentators on the arts. With over 25 years' experience, he is the Scottish theatre critic for The Guardian, a former editor of The List and a freelance contributor to Variety, The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. He is the author of The Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide ("A wonderfully practical but also inspirational book full of good advice" - Lyn Gardner, The Guardian) and the co-editor of Made in Scotland, an anthology of plays published by Methuen Drama.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction2. How to Learn from Critics of the Past3. How to Take on Different Critical Styles4. How to Write for Your Readers5. How to Do Your Research6. How to Find Your Voice7. How to Write the First Sentence8. How to Structure a Review9. How to Write in the Moment10. How to Write Opinions11. How to Give Star Ratings12. How to Write About Acting13. How to Write About Plays14. How to Write About the Production15. How to Write About the Audience16. How to Write About Context17. How to Write About Emotions18. How to Write About Your Bias19. How to Write About Culture, Society and Politics20. How to Put Everything Together21. Index
Review
A perfect introduction to what could be a lifetime of pleasure in and around theatres … Mark Fisher has written an intelligent and insightful manual "for critics, students and bloggers" that will help those studying theatre criticism to understand their chosen trade and pursue it more effectively. -- Philip Fisher * British Theatre Guide *Whatever else you read this autumn, Mark Fisher's new book How to Write About Theatre (Bloomsbury) has to be top of the list. If you've ever tapped out so much as a tweet about a show (which is in effect a mini self-published review), then this is the book for you. . . . Fisher very helpfully breaks down writing about theatre into two ways of dealing with things such as audience, production, emotions, context and more. He even discusses star ratings, writing about your own bias . . . and how to write about culture, society and politics. Along the way this accessible, moderate, helpful and very thorough book suggests learn-the-ropes exercises. Whether you're a highly experienced writer about theatre or a raw beginner desperate for advice and training, there is something for you here. * The Stage *In one of his many succinct definitions, Fisher suggests the critic's job is to "write well, think clearly and entertain". This book can teach you how to do this - and a lot more. Highly recommended. * Youth Drama Ireland *[An] entertaining and informative must-read for budding, blooming or even slightly bloomed theatre critics. It is clearly written, widely researched and in the typically even handed and generous style of the author. -- Irene Brown * EdinburghGuide.com *This book is a useful tool for both experienced writers/critics and novices alike. In it Fisher manages to balance some insightful commentary on the history of criticism with a well structured guide to writing ... Fisher's book is an approachable yet informed text, it provides detailed context and content while maintained an accessible and engaging format. * Theater Forschung *A comprehensive, astutely researched, academic guide to theatre criticism ... Fisher offers pertinent advice ... [with] some wonderful quotations from archive and contemporary reviews to illustrate how to write with conviction ... [A]n inspirational, constructive manual for all theatre professionals. * SmartLeisureGuide.com *Undoubtedly, one of the most successful books on theatre criticism. * Ziarul de Iasi (Bloomsbury Translation) *In approachable and fastidious prose, Fisher guides the reader through twenty chapters in which he demonstrates how one can perform theatre criticism that is analytical and accessible, regardless of the intended audience or medium of delivery … Fisher has given us a short (but analytical) view into the debates, the schools of thought, and the rationale for different approaches to theatre criticism. Because social media has made us all members of the public sphere, the information is invaluable for students, journalists, scholars, tweeters, bloggers, and teachers. * Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism *How to Write about Theatre is a great source to teach theatre students about the history of criticism as a profession, and about what publishing theatre criticism shares with the process of making theatre. The strength of the book is how Mark Fisher repeatedly frames the act of publishing criticism as a performance … Fisher prepares the reader to consider the social purpose and artistic dimensions of their writing so that they see theatre criticism as an art. This book focuses on the fundamentals of crafting an engaging argument and identifying one's potential audience in ways that will resonate with theatre students. Fisher's text will serve them well, because it trains their capacity as writers in fun and creative ways and illustrates how their training in performance can inform their writing … Students who utilize this book to learn how critics might analyze theatre will be prepared to think more critically about the productions they work on, as well as their own writing … Fisher's text teaches students how to write journalistic arts criticism, but it is a valuable resource with straightforward advice for any student learning how to translate a theatrical event into writing. * Theatre Topics *A wry and useful how-to for the newest would-bes working in this changing and maddeningly difficult area of theatre. * Critical Stages *
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How to Write About Theatre is an entertaining introduction to the art of theatre criticism, analysing the challenges every critic faces in the digital age and offering practical advice on how to do the job.
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How to Write About Theatre by Mark Fisher considers the various demands of theatre criticism with the citizen- and student-journalist in mind. Through direct and clear chapters, the book will break down the process of expressing the stage on the page into manageable processes to ensure that any student or theatregoer is able to evaluate and articulate their thoughts in a coherent, professional format.. .The distinction between professional critics and the citizen journalist is now extremely blurred. The reader/audience member is the most common sort of arts blogger and, as the publishing industry has discovered, they have a lot of power. How to Write About Theatre examines the way in which opinions once confined to private expression have become part of the public domain, through blogs and social media, and their effect on artistic institutions who are suddenly aware of those who encounter their work in ways they never were before. What's new is not the existence of this opinion but its public airing.. .How to Write About Theatre draws on Mark Fisher's 25 years of experience as a theatre critic, as well as his observations of other critics, past and present.
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A wry and useful how-to for the newest would-bes working in this changing and maddeningly difficult area of theatre.
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How to Write About Theatre is an entertaining introduction to the art of theatre criticism, analysing the challenges every critic faces in the digital age and offering practical advice on how to do the job.
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A timely publication that takes into account the vast increase in the number of amateur theatre critics writing about theatre
Details ISBN1472520548 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1472520548 ISBN-13 9781472520548 Format Paperback Author Mark Fisher DOI CBID180978 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 808.066792 Media Book Subtitle A Manual for Critics, Students and Bloggers Pages 296 Publication Date 2015-08-27 Short Title HT WRITE ABT THEATRE Language English Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Methuen Drama UK Release Date 2015-08-27 NZ Release Date 2015-08-27 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2015-08-26 We've got this
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