This 8-week course is aimed at those who want to develop their playwriting further with an established playwright. 

Key information:

• Dates: 28 January - 18 March 2027
• Time: Thursdays, 7pm - 9:30pm
• Location: In person, Swiss Cottage Campus
• Experience level: Introductory playwriting experience required or completed our Playwriting: An Introduction short course
• Class size: 16
• Course fee: £395

What will this course help you achieve?

• Expand your initial scene or treatment to several key scenes 
• Develop scenes with more compelling character relationships that drive dramatic action
• Challenge yourself to become more ambitious in your writing - thinking beyond everyday lived experience towards exploring the greater and more expressive possibilities of theatre 
• Explore the structure of your play scene by scene for maximum effect 
• Refine and develop your unique voice as a playwright
• Organise your own readings, workshops and feedback sessions in the future 

What will you leave with?

• Significant progress on your play and a clearer path towards completing your script
• More developed scenes, characters and dramatic relationships
• A stronger understanding of theatrical storytelling and how to build a play that engages an audience
• Practical techniques for redrafting, developing and strengthening your writing

For more information and to book your place, click the Opportunity Info link below!