Scriptwriting workshops for complete beginners.
A course of 20 fortnightly sessions (over 3 terms). Suitable for aspiring scriptwriters. Over 18s only.
The course is led by facilitator and tutor Jonathan Kaufman, a highly experienced and qualified teacher of English, scriptwriting and creative writing. Over 20 sessions introduces the basics of storytelling, writing for the stage and screen, including creating characters, dialogue, dramatic structure and basic stagecraft. The course culminates in a session with professional actors, who will read from students’ work in progress. And there will be opportunities to submit scripts to be performed as part of our regular new writing ‘scratch night’ programme.
Full price: £20 per session (payable upfront @ £140 for seven sessions)
Concession price (unwaged, full-time student, retired): £15 per session (payable upfront @ £105 for term 1’s seven sessions. May be paid in two instalments if preferable)
Venue: Activity Room, Sydenham Centre, 44a Sydenham Road, SE26 5QX
Time: Every other Wednesday evening, 7.30-9.30pm, dates from September 2026 to be confirmed.
We also hope to run daytime sessions – at Sydenham or Forest Hill Library – during the week, starting later this year. This will be a drop-in session, on a ‘pay what you can’ basis, likely an hour each week, and will cover many of the same elements explored in the evening course.
To enquire about booking a place on either of these courses please email jonathan@sptheatre.co.uk
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