] The After-Dinner Joke is a television play in the form of a theatrical movement arising in the early to mid-20th century through the creation of a new what?
The After-Dinner Joke The After-Dinner Joke is a television play in the epic form written by the English playwright Caryl Churchill for the BBC1 "Play for Today" series which was broadcast on 14 February 1978.
Dramaturgy Dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. The word "dramaturgy" was coined by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in his influential work "Hamburg Dramaturgy", which was written while employed as the world's first dramaturg at the Hamburg National Theatre. Dramaturgy is a distinct practice separate from play writing and directing, although a single individual may perform any combination of the three. Some dramatists combine writing and dramaturgy when creating a drama. Others work with a specialist, called a dramaturg, to adapt a work for the stage.