The celebrated playwright began posting playwriting tips in September on Twitter, much to the delight of playwrights and theatregoers. These helpful and provocative notes have been posted in their entirety on The Bruntwood Prize website.
Here’s just one example: #3. Characters asking questions is often the engine of a play. When writing/ rewriting see if you can frame lines as questions and explore the consequences. Could the first line of your play be a question ? Could the last line of the play be a … ? (I have used this question note in all my plays.)