I am the editor of Stephen Jeffreys’ Playwriting: Structure, Character, How and What to Write (Nick Hern Books, 2019), shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize 2020. The book was put together from recordings of Stephen’s famous Playwriting Masterclasses and has become an instant classic of the genre.
“Having spent some years helping the playwright Stephen Jeffreys to turn his writing workshops into a viable book, Maeve was left to complete the job on her own when Stephen fell seriously ill and died. She undertook this job with commitment, tenacity and resourcefulness, calling on her background both as an academic and a theatre administrator. The resulting book is a tribute to her strengths, expertise and skills as an editor, which I’d already appreciated when she pulled together a large amount of disparate material to construct a valuable book offering a ‘page to stage’ guide to the play Our Country’s Good.”
I am the co-author of the study guide Page to Stage: Our Country’s Good with Max Stafford-Clark. I worked as the Administrator, Education Manager and PA to the Artistic Director at Out of Joint Theatre Company from Jan 2008 to September 2009. I did theatre workshops in schools and wrote several education resources on Out of Joint’s plays.
WRITING
In 2008, I did the Soho Theatre Young Writers’ course. I have had short plays produced by the Soho Theatre and National Youth Theatre.