Course Reading

One of the most famous training manual for writing plays is probably the celebrated Theory and Practice of Playwriting and Screenwriting by John Howard Lawson. The book was originally published in 1934 and has recently reissued in a revised edition in 2020. Fortunately, the book is available freely online. A PDF link is given below.  

1. Theory & Technique of Playwriting Click for PDF
2. Theatre: Brief Introduction by Robert Cohen, Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997
3. Playwriting: A Practical Guide by Noel Greig, London, New York: Routledge, 2005.
4. নন্দনতত্ত্ব, ড সুধীর কুমার নন্দী, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ রাজ্য পুস্তক পর্ষদ, ১৯৭৯
5.  নন্দনতত্ত্ব, সৈয়দ মনজুরুল ইসলাম