If you have a great idea for a theatre play but no idea how
to get started then you might be interested in this course for beginners. A two
day course Introduction to Playwriting.
The course will be taught by Sandra Bendelow and Branwen
Davies.
Sandra Bendelow is a writer and arts producer. She is
currently on seed commission to National Theatre Wales for her project Secret
Never to Be Told. Recent credits include Poo Karma and Arctic Exploration for
Agent 160 and One Hour and Forty Five Minutes for Dirty Protest at the Royal
Court Theatre. She recently produced a new play To Kill a Machine by
Aberystwyth playwright Catrin Fflur Huws about war time cryptanalyst Alan
Turing which toured Wales and will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August
Branwen is a playwright who writes in Welsh and English. Recent
credits include ‘Suffocate’ for Dirty Protest/National Theatre Wales, ‘Llond
Bol’ for Agent 160, ‘Gwagle’ for Sherman Cymru/Theatr Genedlaethol and ‘Lost’
for Scriptography Productions. Branwen has recently completed a practise based
PhD at the Theatre, Film and TV department at Aberystwyth University where she
is currently a teaching fellow.
The course will be an intensive two days of workshops covering
topics such as finding ideas, developing dramatic character, action, dialogue
and structure.
Following the intensive two days each student will have the
opportunity to develop and receive feedback on their own original script.
The course will take place on 19th and 20th
June in the Old College.
For more information and to book a place on Introduction to Playwriting
