This weekly course is designed to upskill and inform writers at all stages of their careers, covering every step of the playwriting process from your initial idea all the way through to opening night. Over two months these informal and discursive hybrid sessions will be filled with exercises and tools offering writers training and advice across a broad syllabus.
The course will be delivered in English but open to writers who write in any language.
Who is it for?
Hone Your Craft is for anyone who is committed to becoming a playwright or is a playwright.
Where will it take place?
This is a hybrid course -so you can join us in person at the Sherman or online. Wherever works for you.
What will it cover?
Here are the sessions at a glance:
- Having an idea
- Thinking about audience
- Structure and Character
- Structure and Character
- Writing your First Draft
- Rewriting your play and becoming your own dramaturg
- Pitching
- Being a Playwright
Please come with an idea of a play/idea you’d like to work on.
What do I do next?
Hone Your Craft starts on 23 September and takes place on Tuesdays at 6pm (except 21 & 28 Oct). Please apply for your place by 12th September. Places are free but limited. Find out more and sign up here: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/XtnFUzvUps
Sherman Theatre’s Literary Department is funded by Arts Council of Wales and Bad Wolf.