Have you ever wanted to write? This fun and interactive course will introduce various kinds of creative writing strategies to develop your passion for writing. We will explore techniques for sparking the imagination and tapping into your inner creativity, as well as developing skills and improving style.
Suitable for complete beginners and those who have already begun writing for fun, fame or fortune.
No formal entry requirements You must be aged 19+ the previous August Resident in the UK/EU for 3 years or longer.
A writing group for anyone aged 18+ who identifies as Black British, Black African or Caribbean.
Through fortnightly workshops the Black Writers Collective develop their own skills as writers through workshops, sharing of their own work with each other and public audiences, as well as hearing from invited industry guests. Previous guests have included Charlotte Bennett of Paines Plough, and writers and performers Nathan Bryon and Tyrell Williams.
“Thank you for giving us a space to explore, trust ourselves as writers and continued support!”
The Collective is free to join, although we may begin to operate a waiting list if there is a lot of interest.
We meet every other Monday from 7 – 8.30pm, both in person at Southwark Playhouse and online.
Our Online Writing Course is the perfect resource for teachers and young people navigating classroom and remote learning.
Designed for young people aged between 11 – 16 years old, our free Online Writing Course explores everything from developing characters and finding your writing voice to turning your ideas into engaging stories. Each 40 minute video session is led led by professional writers accompanied by downloadable Student Worksheets for students to use as a remote learning package.
ProPortal is a brand-new and completely free online platform developed by Unity Theatre, Liverpool. The website has been created to diversify the UK touring circuit by bringing together artists and programmers who would normally struggle to connect.
At its simplest the ProPortal is a private, online library of performances available for tour and artists available for commission. Through ProPortal, programmers and producers at venues and festivals will be able to watch high-quality recordings of company work through this new YouTube-style platform.
Designed to make decision-making easier and more personalised, the portal allows productions to be filtered by genre, location, availability and staging, as well as features such as accessible performance options, community engagement packages and suitability for schools
The website is private and secure, meaning artists don’t need to worry about work being accessed by anybody they wouldn’t want to see it. Submission for artists is brief, saving endless cold-emailing or extensive travel costs.
Artistic Directors of the Future is the first membership organisation dedicated to increasing the number of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse leaders in the arts.
Membership is open to theatre & live performance professionals (emerging, mid-career, established and career changers) and organisations worldwide.
What we do:
- Provide leadership training, events, and programmes for Black, Asian or ethnically diverse (Global majority) theatre/live performance creatives and professional at any stage of their leadership career. To check if you are eligible click here
- We partner with leading theatre and live performance organisations to diversify their networks and diversify their senior staff and trustees.
Audiences are spoilt for choice right now with the availability of stories - on stage, screen, radio and in other forms of fiction. How do you strengthen your play idea - and make it stand out from all the rest?
In 2019, Associate Playwright Oliver Emanuel (Flight,The 306 Trilogy) ran a series of workshops across Scotland that aimed to:
- assist in improving your ideas
- guide your writing and redrafting
- increase your confidence when talking to directors, programmers or potential supporters about the story you want to tell
- assert why you are the only person who can tell it
In this short series of videos, Oliver talks you through the points covered in the workshop. A BSL version of the workshop by Bea Webster is available.
We encourage you to B-Scene and take part in creative activities.
The Blue Elephant runs a Writers Group.
Everyone interested in playwriting is welcome to join, whether you aspire to have work you're creating put on professionally or not. We also love to have people come who are interested in acting/critiquing as that's a massive part of the group too.
There's no charge to take part. Our Writers Group is currently on a break for the summer and will have its next meeting on Tuesday 28th September, meeting every fortnight after that. To join please email Niamh at niamh@blueelephanttheatre.co.uk. Sessions are a mixture of writing activities and readings from each other's work.
Beyond Online, is Graeae's digital library where you'll find all our in house resources to support artists, students, directors, practitioners and curious minds.
TheatreCraft takes an inside look at ‘Careers in Writing and Directing Theatre’ live at the Royal Opera House. Join playwrights Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Abi Zakarian and director Poonam Brah and hear their advice on creating work for the stage. Hosted by Mousetrap Youth Forum.
TheatreCraft is the UK’s largest free careers event for anyone aged 16-30 seeking off-stage roles in theatre. From direction to stage management, producing to marketing and lighting to design, TheatreCraft offers attendees the chance to attend a wide variety of workshops, inspiring talks and Q&A sessions. The marketplace exhibits the best arts organisations and education providers from the industry.
Our creative hub in Holloway is open.
As well as being home to Theatre’s Writers Room, we also have beautifully renovated work spaces which are available to use for local writers and theatre makers. We offer free tea, coffee and wifi, as well as a chance to work in a relaxed and dynamic environment.
We are currently offering hotdesking in our Atrium free of charge, open 10.30am – 5.30pm. We also have podcast recording space and equipment available.
