Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
This program is led by story structure expert Andrew Tidmarsh, this practical playwriting course focuses on the "non-academic" foundations of storytelling, including narrative structure, character, and dialogue. Designed for all experience levels, the program is highly flexible, allowing participants to steer the curriculum toward specific interests like adaptation or comedy.
The workshop prioritizes a nurturing, democratic environment to help writers overcome the fear of sharing work. Through weekly prompts and supportive feedback, students build a professional toolkit for the stage. No prior experience is necessary—just enthusiasm and a desire to explore ideas through writing.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
