Writing Workshops

London Playwriting Lab (not affiliated with London Playwrights’ Blog) will be at the White Hart Brew Pub, 1 Mile End Road on Tuesday February 24th from 7-9pm to run a free taster workshop introduce themselves and demonstrate some of their excercises and techniques.  The White Hart is three minutes walk from Whitechapel Station (District, Hamm & City, Overground) or ten minutes from …

Free Taster Session workshop with London Playwriting Lab (note: not affiliated with LPB) Read More »

As part of its education and outreach activities around Liberian Girl, the Royal Court will be running a free playwriting workshop on Saturday 14 February from 10.30am-12.30pm in Tottenham at the Bernie Grants Arts Centre. About the workshop:  An opportunity to tell the stories you want to tell and start writing your own play. No previous …

Half-day Royal Court Playwriting Workshop in Tottenham 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 workshops are led by Greg Mosse. About the programme:  For a new playwright, the stages of professional theatres seem incredibly distant. …

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[Ed: Sorry for the late notice on this one, readers – but still not too late if you want to get  your application in!] Applications to the Book, Music & Lyrics Workshop for the next intake of composers, lyricists and librettists (March 2015 term) will be accepted until 31st January 2015. APPLYING: FIRST YEAR COMPOSER/ LYRICIST …

**LAST MINUTE** Get into musical theatre with the Book, Music, & Lyrics (BML) Workshop Read More »

THEATRICALITY AND IMAGERY – PHIL PORTER Tuesday 17 February 2015 – 6pm – 8pm Join award-winning playwright Phil Porter for a practical workshop to explore what makes a play theatrical, how to create truly theatrical imagery through your writing and ways to capture and push the audience’s imagination. To accompany this online workshop, they will be providing handouts, …

Online playwriting workshop with Phil Porter from the Bruntwood Prize Read More »

How Plays Work: 3 Winters Sunday 1 February, 11am – 5.30pm £85 (£65 concessions, bursaries available) National Theatre; Clore Learning Centre: Cottesloe Room Playwright April de Angelis leads this playwriting masterclass, based on Tena Štivičić’s play, 3 Winters. Through group discussion and writing exercises participants examine what makes the play work – structure, character, themes and language – …

Playwriting Workshop at the National Theatre with April de Angelis (£85) Read More »

The Role of Music in Theatre Thursday 29 January 2015, 6.30-9.30pm Soho Theatre Tickets: £30/£25 concessions Led by Greg Harradine In this workshop, Soho Theatre’s resident composer Greg Harradine explores the questions: What is music’s role within a play? How do writers and composers work together? What is the relationship between music and drama? Bring your imagination, …

Writers’ Workshop at Soho Theatre: The Role of Music in Theatre (£30/25 concessions) Read More »

Perfect your narrative technique by learning the key elements to the five act structure – famously used in Shakespeare’s plays. Octagon Associate Director, Elizabeth Newman, and Develeopment Producer from BBC Writersroom, Joanna Blake, will share their knowledge and experience at this free event, perfect for developing writers. Recommended for ages 16+ Where: Studio, Octagon Theatre, …

Octagon Theatre Bolton and BBC Writersroom running five act structure masterclass Read More »