IdeasTap are running a session on screenwriting this September in London. This session is an introduction to screenwriting. Jon will dip into the basics of: Why Write for Screen? What is a Screenplay? How to Structure your Screenplay How to Write Genre Overview of the UK Film Industry How to Apply for Funding There will …
IdeasTap running a session on ‘how to write a screenplay’ with Jon Barton Read More »
If you’re 16-26 years old, the Soho Theatre’s Writers’ Lab gives you the chance to develop and refine your writing voice. Meeting once a month, on Tuesday evenings through the academic year, each Lab session gives you support, inspiration and guidance from our course leaders and members of Soho’s Artistic Team. Throughout the year guest practitioners host one-off sessions and participants …
Soho Young Writers Company open for submissions – deadline Monday! (ages 16-26) Read More »
Live Theatre’s unique online course www.beaplaywright.com offers a straightforward guide to the craft of playwriting. Students learn from leading theatre practitioners by working through step-by-step modules, each covering different aspects of playwriting and can watch exclusive videos of award-winning writers including Lee Hall (The Pitmen Painters, Billy Elliot) and Alan Plater (Close the Coalhouse Door). The course can be taken at …
Live Theatre offering bursary for online course beaplaywright.com Read More »
CRITERION New Writing is a ground-breaking education program offered by The Criterion Theatre Trust – a series of script development workshops taking place on stage at the Cri. It is free to apply and take part. The first set of workshops will begin in September 2014. For a new playwright, the stages of professional theatres …
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Award-winning, BAFTA-nominated executive producer Kathleen Beedles is offering two IdeasTap members the chance to attend a full-day practical workshop on the craft of storylining. Places normally cost £240. The ability to turn story ideas into, “What if this happens next…?” keeps long-running shows at the top of the ratings, and is a craft that has underpinned …
Storylining Continuing Drama workshop – one free place available Read More »
Drama Centre London is offer a day of masterclasses from 10 top practitioners on dramatic writing on Thursday 3 July 2014, as part of The Year of Experimentation. Sessions will focus on a range of dramatic writing topics, and could provide a useful jolt for anyone looking for some fresh inspiration in their writing! The …
IdeasTap Spa (the branch that runs their events series) has some fantastic free events coming up in the next couple of months, so worth checking these out! How to Write a One Act Play – 3 July 2014, 5.00-7.00pm Belinda Hunt of Mardibooks will lead this session. It will include advice on plot, sub-plot, character …
The TV Drama Writer’s Festival is the only festival led by writers for writers. For one day only, it’s a unique opportunity for you with your peers to join commissioners and execs to reflect, agitate and debate. With 22 different sessions and a reception to close the day this is the event for working writers. …
TV Drama Writers Festival 2014 (writers must have a TV credit) Read More »
Are you 16 – 25 years old and passionate about writing?This course, led by playwright & director Dinos Aristidou, will give 20 young writers the opportunity to develop their writing and experience what it is to write for, in and about theatre. Sessions are 10am – 12.30pm on alternate Saturdays between September 2014 – May 2015 …
If you are writing a play and need help developing the characters, this workshop will enable you to create a visual map for your fictional character’s emotional journey and your script’s dramatic structure. You’ll learn how to chart your characters internal conflicts and emotional transformation. The workshop will be led by Laurie Hutzler . …
