In GBA 129 we get better acquainted with John. He talks playwriting and theatre, how to fit writing plays into your life and if and if it's a medium that is relevant the modern world.
It's a conversation about process, using writing as a way of trying to understand the world, a way of expressing things you can't quite put into words in your everyday life.
"I know you need your sleep now,
I know your life's been hard.
But many men are falling,
where you promised to stand guard."
Leonard Cohen
John doesn't plug anything.
We mention:
Cherry Orchard - Chekhov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard
Old Times - Pinter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Times
Realism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(theatre)
Naturalism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism_(theatre)
Stanislavski: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislavski
David Hare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hare_(playwright)
Brechtian / Brecht: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecht
Peter Brook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Brook
Leonard Cohen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen
Nick Cave: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Cave
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