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Course description
On this in-depth, creatively inspiring course, suitable for both beginning and more experienced writers, you will explore and dive deep into the essential building blocks of writing for the stage. Starting with the close examination of scene structure, you will journey through ways of writing character, dialogue, action, setting and storytelling, giving you the foundations to begin, or progress, the process of writing and structuring a play. At the same time, creative exercises will unlock your imagination, and you will receive feedback on your own playwriting from the group and the course tutor, helping you to advance your work in progress.
About the tutor
April De Angelis is an acclaimed British playwright known for her powerful exploration of feminist themes and women's lives. Her work spans theatre, radio, and television, and her plays have been produced by the Royal Court, National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Hampstead Theatre, and the West End. Notable works include Playhouse Creatures, A Laughing Matter and My Brilliant Friend, and her acclaimed adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels for the stage. Her play Jumpy was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 2012 for Best New Play. She has also written for radio, with work broadcast by the BBC, and has contributed to opera, writing libretti for Flight (Glyndebourne) and The Silent Twins (Almeida). She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2020. Photo: Andy Wood