In this very personal lecture, delivered in January 2020, leading playwright and UEA Professor of Scriptwriting Steve Waters asks what exactly is happening to drama in a world of on-demand storytelling. In an age of stories as franchises, narratives without limit and globalised reach, what happens to tragedy or dramatic intensity? Does too much drama defeat drama itself, jeopardising the very idea of dramatic time? And is the primacy of plot eclipsing the true meaning of stories?
The Plot Against Drama: Dramaturgy In The Age Of Netflix
