David Edgar

Is the playwright dead?

Title	Description	People	Date
Plays for Today?	Closing symposium in which critic Michael Billington, playwright Rachel De-lahay, theatremaker Chris Goode academic and Dr Liz Tomlin discuss with David Edgar the place of the playwright in contemporary theatre. This event was filmed on 7th February 2015.	David Edgar, Michael Billington, Rachel De-lahay, Liz Tomlin, Chris Goode	5 February, 2015
How Playwrights Collaborate	A conversation with playwrights David Edgar, Howard Brenton and Bryony Lavery about how playwrights collaborate with directors, performers and each other. This conversation was filmed on 6th February 2015.	David Edgar, Howard Brenton, Bryony Lavery	5 February, 2015
How Playwrights Work	A conversation with playwrights David Edgar, April de Angelis and David Greig discussing their working methods and what is (or isn’t) unique about their work. This conversation was filmed on 4th February 2015.	April de Angelis, David Edgar, David Greig	5 February, 2015
State of Play	First lecture in which Playwright David Edgar outlines the story of new writing in postwar British theatre and the growth of the anti-writer trend since the 1990s. This lecture was filmed in Oxford on 2nd February 2015.	David Edgar	5 February, 2015