Over the past three decades, award-winning playwright Haresh Sharma has written more than 120 plays, many of them created with the The Necessary Stageโs unique devising methodology.โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ: ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ตโ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ offers unprecedented access into the devising process, with keen insights and intimate reflections gleaned from Hareshโs artistic journey.โฃ โฃThis book describes Hareshโs devising process in meticulous detail, illustrated by production case studies and incorporating numerous archival artefacts, including photographs, early drafts of scripts and personal correspondences. It also features in-depth interviews with some of TNSโ most notable artist-collaborators.โฃโฃ โฃ
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The chapters highlight different aspects of devising such as:โฃโฃ โฃ
Devising with Communitiesโฃโฃโฃ
Devising and Verbatim Theatreโฃโฃโฃ
Devising and International Collaborationโฃโฃโฃ
Devising and Interdisciplinary Theatreโฃโฃ.โฃ
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Written as an accessible how-to guide, ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ: ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ตโ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ promises to be an invaluable resource for playwrights, directors, students, teachers and collaborative artists, as well as anyone curious about Singapore theatre history.
