Introduction To Playwriting with James McDermott: 5 Week Online Course
Venue: Theatre503
Date: 17/11/2026
Type: Literary arts Performing arts Theatre Workshop
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Theatre503's interactive online course exploring the tools and techniques to help you generate ideas, explore time and form, create characters and write dialogue.
This course consists of five weekly sessions. Through a series of writing exercises and group discussions, you will generate ideas for dramatic stories; create active complex characters; explore space, place and time in your work; write dialogue; structure scripts; and find the right theatrical form for your play. There will be opportunities to share your developing work and receive informal peer and tutor feedback. You will also receive tips on starting and sustaining a career as a freelance scriptwriter.
Tuesday 13th October 7pm-9:30pm (GMT)
Generating Ideas
Tuesday 20th October 7pm-9:30pm (GMT)
Dramatic Action & Active Dramatic Characters
Tuesday 3rd November 7pm-9:30pm (GMT)
Theatrical Form & Story Structure
Tuesday 10th November 7pm-9:30pm (GMT)
Space Place & Time
Tuesday 17th November 7pm-9:30pm (GMT)
Dialogue
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Theatre503, 503 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 3BW
Phone: 020 7978 7040
Web site: https://theatre503.com