The course affords students the opportunity of working with a practicing playwright/dramaturge towards the creation of a major new piece of writing

The course is based on a mix of group sessions - including workshop sessions and individual tutorials with a professional mentor. 4 x 2 hour tutorials; 4x 3 hour workshops.

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A full-length stage script produced through semester through writing and dramaturgical practices, with the final submission reflecting a form agreed with the course playwriting tutor (100%).

■ The course aims to:

■ develop and expand the students' practical skills in writing for performance - specifically, understanding the process of developing a full-length play for performance;

■ deepen students' experience of working creatively, reflexively and productively with a professional practitioner - generally a practising playwright/dramaturge;

■ develop students' abilities to respond positively to creative processes and critical feedback;

■ extend students' awareness of the potential of practical experimentation as a mode of developing their writing; and

■ expose students to working with other professional practitioners - generally a director and/or actor - and understand how these roles can contribute to script development

By the end of this course student will be able to:

■ apply knowledge of the critical and creative processes that writing a full-length play requires

■ write with confidence for performance

■ reflect on their practice by revising from critical feedback

■ engage collaborative and interpersonal skills in a script development context - specifically, how to work productively with other professional practitioners

■ employ transferable skills needed to independently write a full-length play: time-management, IT/word-processing and forward-planning skills.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.