About This Event

Join us for a playwriting course for writers and theatre-makers ready to start on a brand-new play or to develop a current piece. Learn to understand your characters and develop your world. You’ll come away with practical next steps for your latest theatre idea. This is a full week of intensive training – work with industry professionals from SCRUM Theatre – award-winning director and writer Tristan-Flynn Aiduenu alongside winner of the Tony Craze Award, Somebody Jones. This five-day playwriting intensive will help you kick-start and develop your next piece of theatre. The course is an opportunity to develop a play in the world of sci-fi, horror, fantasy or magical realism. We can’t wait to welcome you aboard. This intensive is for: • Writers and theatre-makers ready to start work on a brand-new play. • Writers and theatre-makers who want to bring an existing piece/ideas into the room to work on and develop further. • Writers and theatre-makers who are interested in exploring fantasy, horror, sci-fi and magical realism. • Actors, devisers and companies are also very welcome. What to expect across the week: • Day 1: Understanding the world • Day 2: Understanding the characters • Day 3: Understanding the story arcs • Day 4: Dramaturgy work on your scene • Day 5: An afternoon reading of scenes within the group, with questions and feedback from Tristan and Somebody What you'll come away with: • A world bible to keep building your play - and to be able to write your story across other mediums (screen, radio and beyond). • A host of reading material to further expand your delve into Speculative Fiction. • A brand-new scene from your play. • The experience of hearing your words read aloud by fellow creatives. • Practical next steps to keep developing your work after the week ends. Led by award-winning director and writer Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (Deep Azure, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Pig Heart Boy) and award-winning playwright and dramaturg Somebody Jones (winner of the Tony Craze Award, finalist for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting), this five-day playwriting intensive will help you kick-start and develop your next piece of theatre.

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