piWhat makes someone a playwrighti piHow do their identities and ideas interweave and co-existi piWhat permanent truths can we discern from examining existing textsi piHow can we write theatre that encapsulates the contemporary momenti piHow do we develop an idea from the embryonic impulse to a full and robust piece of theatre piIn this fresh, lively and often very funny book, playwright Ryan Craig makes a case for the vitality of playwriting in our contemporary world and offers a way into writing those plays. pFrom the very first moment of the process, as you sit in a coffee shop, staring at your 'laptop yawning open like some big, gormless mouth, the screen a flickering blank', to seeing your play staged and reviewed, the author takes you through the complete journey. pDrawing on his own experience of writing for theatres such as the National, Hampstead and Tricycle and Menier Chocolate Factory, TV drama scripts for BBC, ITV and Channel Four, radio plays and adaptation, as well as co