What I Wrote - Katherine Thomson

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The dissident walks through Katherine Thomson's plays – the whistleblower, the unionist and the activist occupy her stage. We see them in Harbour, Mavis Goes to Timor, and Wonderlands.

Katherine talks about her writing process, where her research has led her and where her ideas come from. She discusses her stagecraft and the effect of the spectacular. She talks of writing for a TV miniseries and her collaboration in Answered By Fire.

This title consists of a short filmed interview (approximately thirty minutes) with the playwright discussing her plays and writing methods; short 'lesson starter' films about each play and about curriculum concerns; accessible and informed commentary; easy to use chapters and menus; teachers notes; the writer reading a passage from one of her plays. The writer discusses: key literary figures; development of her ideas and themes; motivation of her characters; adaptation of the texts; dramaturgy and staging of her plays; social and historical context of her plays; inspirational sources for her plays; tips for young writers.

(One thirty-minute film and elven mini films)

PLAYS AND SCRIPTS:

• Answered by Fire: Part Two
• Diving for Pearls
• Harbour
• Mavis Goes to Timor
• Navigating Wonderlands

THEMES:

• Writing in Australia 
• From Ideas to Script 
• From Script to Stage 
• Best Writing Tips 
• Form and the Media

Classification exempt - Ronin recommends: G

Running time: 60 mins