Free event - A Day in the Life of a Playwright and Director

A Day in the Life of a Playwright and Director, Tuesday 30 April, 6pm - 7.15pm, Nottingham Central Library

(Please ask for a free ticket at the Helpdesk, Ground Floor Nottingham Central Library)

A special insight into the making of the eagerly awaited European stage premiere of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. Californian playwright, Matthew Spangler will discuss the challenges of adapting a big and hugely well-known book into a play and Giles Croft, Artistic Director of Nottingham Playhouse and Director of The Kite Runner will then talk through how he takes the adaptation and brings it to life. This event will offer you a glimpse of the endless amount of choices and decisions both adaptor and director have to make in order to make a show work on stage. It will also give a fascinating understanding of the dynamic between adaptor and director.

Tel: 0115 915 2828