PLAYWRITING: AN INTRODUCTION

An exciting opportunity to work with an experienced playwright /director and teacher of dramatic writing, to explore the fundamentals of playwriting, in 5 two-hour sessions. Come and share your first bit of dramatic writing in a supportive environment.

FOR WRITERS WITH LIMITED OR NO PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Session 1: Where to start
Session 2: Structure – Story and a plot
Session 3: Developing Character
Session 4: Action and Dialogue
Session 5: Drafting – The Writer’s Voice

PLAYWRITING: INTERMEDIATE

If you have written a play and want feedback, and ongoing support/guidance as to how to develop it, and where to place it, this is the course for you.

Session 1: How to identify what your play about? Why have you written it? Who are you writing it for? Tone & Genre
Session 2: Narrative Structure Stage Directions
Session 3: Character arcs
Session 4: Redrafting
Session 5: How to submit your work to theatre companies, and agents

ANTHONY CLARK: SESSION LEADER

A multi award winning professional playwright, theatre director and teacher for the past 40 years with a strong reputation for finding, commissioning and producing new plays. He led the MA Dramatic Writing Course at Central St Martins and has taught writing skills at several universities and colleges. For further biographical information check: Anthonyclarktheatre.com

What participants have said about previous sessions

‘The playwriting sessions were thoughtful, provocative, and instructive. Conducted with grace and charm, their time passed all too quickly and I left wanting more. Through their questioning I think I now approach drama in a more nuanced way’ .
Mark Grant (2023)

‘Tony has an extraordinary ability to listen, read and pick up on both the tiny detail and the bigger picture of every individual’s work. Whilst, of course, offering guidance and support about the ‘process’ of writing, as one would expect from a professional, it is his skill in tuning-in to the exact style, content and need of each attendee’s work, whilst holding a enjoyable group experience, that makes time spent in his classes so valuable."
T. Ashford (2023)

‘I found the sessions last year as rewarding and challenging, all done in an informative and friendly atmosphere.. It pushed me to look at my writing in a different way and have gone on to produce work that I have found to be revealing and exciting’.
Doc Watson (2023)