Screenwriting & Playwriting - Online Courses
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- Television screenwriting
Course start date: Tue 21 Sep 2021Location on this date: Online
Do you want to write a drama script for television? What do you write and where do you start? Through exercises and examples this course will assist you in developing your own projects.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £84.00 - Developing your playwritingCourse start date: Wed 22 Sep 2021
Location on this date: Online
Continue to explore the key elements of dramatic writing, and benefit from supportive and detailed feedback on your own work. New students with prior playwriting experience are welcome to join.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £84.00 - Ways into playwritingCourse start date: Tue 28 Sep 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Explore the fundamental techniques of writing for the stage in this online introductory course. Get to grips with dialogue, character, story and structure, and start work on your own play.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £84.00 - Writing political comedyCourse start date: Sat 23 Oct 2021
Location on this date: Online
When it comes to subjects for comedy, the news media never seems to run out. Learn to write political comedy from pithy one liners to satirical columns and monologues using techniques from professional comedy script writers.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £28.00 - Comedy sketch writingCourse start date: Sat 20 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Discover the art of creating a great comedy sketch. Study the brilliance of classic sketches and learn how to deploy their techniques in your own work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £28.00 - Jump start your playCourse start date: Sat 4 Dec 2021
Location on this date: Online
Have you got a script idea but not yet put pen to paper? Or a script you started long ago but never finished? On this his intensive course you’ll inject some new energy into your idea – and get a headstart at writing it. Suitable only for those with playwriting experience.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £28.00
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