Thinking about applying for our Young Playwrights Award, but want some help?

Below you’ll find a series of video masterclasses by award-winning playwrights sharing writing exercises, tips and advice – taking you through the different stages of writing a play with 'pause the video' moments to guide your work. 

Watch, listen and write along to the pre-recorded tutorials. Available on our Instagram, YouTube and below.

1: Finding Inspiration

2: Creating Characters

3: Building Structure

4: Writing Scenes

5: Dialogue

6: Breaking the Rules

7: Redrafting

Full Classroom Slide Set

In addition to the above, you can access the full 8-part lesson plan and powerpoint slide set here (via Google Slides).