Playwriting Workshop

Ansvar Community Hub, Circus Street, Brighton, BN2 9AS

Starting in November 2024, we’ll be holding a weekly Playwriting Workshop in central Brighton. These workshops are for non-professional writers and non-professional actors, so if you’ve never done anything like it before but want to give it a try, come along! 

These workshops will be an incredible place to hone your craft, connect with other writers, develop some new bits of writing, and share your work in a low-stakes setting with a supportive peer group.

Over the six weeks we will throw ourselves into some creative writing  exercises and use these exercises as a springboard to discuss playwriting essentials.  Flexing our creative muscles deepening our writing practice. There will also be the opportunity to connect with actors from the Brighton People’s Theatre community, and a chance to share your work on the stage at one of Get-Togethers which happen 3 times a year.

Each workshop has been designed to fit into a lunch break and hopefully give you the chance to have a creative adventure into whatever you are currently working on in the middle of the day.

When: Tuesday lunchtime. (It is possible to drop into these sessions as each one will be standalone, or you can book all six.) 

• Tuesday 22 April, 12 – 1 pm
• Tuesday 29 April, 12 – 1 pm
• Tuesday 6 May, 12 – 1 pm
• Tuesday 13 May, 12 – 1 pm
• Tuesday 20 May, 12 – 1 pm
• Tuesday 27 May, 12 – 1 pm

Where: Ansvar Community Hub, Ciircus Street, Brighton. 

Who is it for: Anyone 18+ with a BN postcode who doesn’t earn their living as a professional artist

Price: Pay What You Decide (Full price £10 per workshop)

The sessions will be run by Jack Parris, Associate Director at Brighton People’s Theatre, writer of Born and Bread (Brighton Festival 2024) and The Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager (Off-Fest nominated show 2024) 

If you have any questions about these workshops, or access requirements you would like to discuss, please feel free to email [email protected].

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