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Learning from Aristotle – The Poetics of Aristotle Applied to Audio Drama – Part 2

By Philip RobothamPosted on October 31, 2021October 31, 2021Posted in Blog, drama education, Writing for RadioTagged action, aristotle, drama as imitation, motivation, plot, radio drama education, script writingNo Comments

Here we are taking a look at the next 5 sections of Aristotle’s poetics. As I stated last time, I’m working through Aristotle’s Poetics in an attempt to figure out why, even today, he is pointed to by script-writers as a guiding light in the production of drama. He is wordy, and often difficult to […]

Developing Characters for Audio Drama

By Philip RobothamPosted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019Posted in Blog, drama educationTagged characters, desire, education, motivation, subtext, wantsNo Comments

Discovering character I love working on back story and developing mini-biographies for my characters as a step towards finding their voices. But while backstory and biography are useful, they will not necessarily tell me how my characters will act or help me bring them to life on their own. There are some essential decisions that […]