The Mercury Theatre (Colchester) is offering a Playwrights’ Surgery – a free service for adults with a serious commitment to writing plays. The group meets on selected weeknights throughout the year to read and discuss members’ work, as well as engage in practical tasks to assist in developing writing skills. The next session is due …
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Why is genre important and how can it affect your screenplay? This thorough, two-hour session with established screenwriter and tutor Gabriella Apicella will be discussing the importance of genre in direct reference to the industry. Find out how genre functions to make your script better from outline stage, all the way through to production. Learn why genre …
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In Fall 2014, The Royal Court Theatre will be running two Introduction to Playwriting groups, both of them intended to help playwrights at an early stage of their career to develop their skills. The groups are small in number and are a friendly and supportive environment in which playwrights can engage with their peers, develop their craft, …
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Tamasha Developing Artists (TDA) is soliciting applications for a new playwriting group, Tamasha Playwrights. The group will meet regularly from October 2014 and will run for at least 3 months. It will be led by Tamasha’s new co-Artistic Director (and award-winning playwright) Fin Kennedy who taught playwriting on the MA Writing for Performance at Goldsmiths College for almost ten …
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This beginner session is aimed at writers of screen and stage. It will demonstrate Syd Field’s three act structure paradigm, using clips and excerpts from a range of films across several key genres, with a focus on the demands of the British Film Industry. Shaun of the Dead and Jaws will be two of the studies. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
