How To Put On A Community Play

Sarah Burton

- Essential source book for universities and colleges and students of Community Theatre/ Theatre Studies.

- Appeals to local community groups, youth theatres and amateur players and inexperienced members of the public wanting to stage a community play.

Including personal accounts and useful historical background information, this is an invaluable guide to the myriad tasks and decisions facing any community play organiser. With detailed advice concerning the preparation, planning and execution required to achieve success, the author also offers essential tips on the creative process, administrative hurdles and technical headaches that must be overcome.

Sarah Burton

Sarah Burton is an academic who lectures in Theatre Studies. She has written and produced 5 community plays, one of which became the longest-running community play in Britain. She is an established author and has written two critically acclaimed books for Viking Penguin. A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb Impostors: Six Kinds of Liar