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Small theatre thrives on short plays. They are cheap to stage, easy to rehearse, and audiences genuinely love them. A tight 10-minute script puts enormous pressure on every line, and when it works, it really works. Whether you are a director building an evening of short plays, a teacher looking for a class exercise, or
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Choosing the right short play for a theatre festival is not as easy as it sounds. You need a script that grabs an audience fast, holds them tight, and lands with a clear payoff. All within minutes. That is a very specific kind of challenge. Short play festivals are growing. The Humana Festival at Actors
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It’s important to check and refine your play’s structure. Although there are of course exceptions to the rule most ten-minute plays fall within the framework of a traditional “three act” structure often known as Beginning, Middle and End, which I like to call Set-Up, Escalation and Pay-Off. WHAT IS THE SET-UP ? The beginning of
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Here’s some questions you might like to ask about them…? What is your characters first name/last name ? Do they have a middle name ? How old are they ? Where were they born ? What were their father and mother’s names ? Were there parents married when they were born ? How was their
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Alex Broun, one of the world’s leading experts in 10-minute plays, gives his top 8 tips on how to write great dialogue. You can read Alex’s plays at his new website – alexbroun.online. REMEMBER – DIALOGUE AND CHARACTER ARE ENTERTWINED. YOU CAN NOT HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER AND IN EXPLORING ONE YOU WILL DISCOVER
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Alex Broun, one of the world’s leading experts in 10-minute plays, gives his top 12 tip s on what makes a great 10-minute play. You can read Alex’s plays at his new website – alexbroun.online.