The first online course of 2026 starts on Monday 23rd March and runs for 12 sessions, every Monday, (with the exception of April 20th and May 25th,) from 8pm to 10pm Paris Time. We will cover all the chapters found in the first book of the Writing for the Stage Books, where you will be guided to find the core elements that form the foundations of your play as you develop your writing process week by week.
This course is suggested for:
a) first time playwrights
b) seasoned playwrights who are starting a new project
c) writers in other forms (such as film scripts or short stories) who are interested in exploring performative complex realism
But, if you’re not sure whether this course is for you or not the best thing to do is BUY THE BOOK! This Ebook version of the course will show you exactly what the workshops are about and whether it is the right investment for you at this stage.
All 12 sessions of the course will be online, held via zoom.
Price:
FULL COURSE – 320eur (15% discount for returning participants)
SINGLE SESSIONS – 40eur (15% discount for returning participants)
100eur are to be paid on registration to confirm the booking for the full course. The rest is to be paid by the start of the course. For single sessions full payment is expected upon registration.
In case of financial difficulty please still get in touch, a number of further discounted bookings might be available per course, depending on the amount of full paying registrations.
For more information or to register please send an email with your request to antonbonnici@ofpottersdemons.com
FULL PROGRAMME
March 23rd: Introduction to Performative Complex Realism
March 30th: The Creative Process & The Dramatic Situation
April 6th: Reading Masterclass – Bertolt Brecht’s The Jewish Wife & Marsha Norman’s Night Mother
April 13th: Works in Progress – Sharing & Feedback Session
April 20th Break
April 27th: The Process of Developing Complex Characters
May 4th: The Process of Developing Dynamic Conflicts
May 11th: Reading Masterclass – Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire & Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun
May 18th: Works in Progress – Sharing & Feedback Session
May 25th Break
June 1st: The Process of Developing a Rich World
June 8th: Reading Masterclass – Brian Friel’s Dancing At Lughnasa & Wole Soyinka’s Death And The King’s Horseman
June 15th: Reading Masterclass – Peter Weiss’ Marat/Sade & Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
June 22nd: Works in Progress – Final Sharing & Feedback Session
IMPORTANT NOTE: Though there is a continuity in this planning following the chapters of the book, each session has its own specific goals and one may drop in at any point of the course.
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