Playwriting - Part 2 - April 2017: Site The RoundHouse

Course Content: Week 6 Beyond the moment – how to help the play ‘stay’ with the audience after the reading/performance. What makes a play ‘long-lasting’ and remain ‘alive’ across different time frames. Week 7 Summing up the play in a line – is the play following the original line of intention and fulfilling its objective? Looking at the problems of ‘over-writing’, and the need to ‘show’ not ‘tell’. Week 8 Redrafting – seeing the play as a ‘living’ piece of work, and appreciating the role of the director/actors as part of this process. Week 9 Openings for new playwrights – looking at short play competitions and theatres specialising in new work, including how to submit your work. Week 10 Further development and moving forward – looking at how the play may be extended from a short play into a full-length play, and new ideas for future work. How will I be assessed? You will workshop your writing with other members of the group and receive and supply constructive, kind notes for improvement. You may submit writing for the workshop sessions anonymously if you so wish. Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required? You just need pen and paper or a laptop. What can I do after this course? Further Study To be announced.