In this six-week writing intensive, participants will learn the basics of writing for the stage and screen and will hopefully learn the skills to write a full-length play or film script. Prolific playwright and AWGIE-nominated feature film writer Bina Bhattacharya will lead a masterclass in developing a writing practice that honours your artistic voice while considering your audience.

Facilitator: Bina Bhattacharya
Method: Face-to-face

Topics include:
Cultivating and maintaining writing discipline and practice
Writing elements – plot, characters, theme, tone, humour, spectacle, dramaturgy, world-building, genre, writing realistic dialogue, re-writing for perfection

Outcomes:
Participants will be guided through the creation of a new work and will have the opportunity to share their writing and ideas in the final session.

When:
Term 2
Tuesdays 6-8pm
From 6 May to 10 June, 2025

Where: PYT Fairfield
19 Harris Street, Fairfield

Ages: 16+

Cost for all six sessions:
Under 18s - FREE
Concession - $60 (please note that you will need to present your concession card at the start of the Term)
Adult - $90

Masterclass: Writing Long Form for the Stage and Screen

Choose your tickets

Under 18s ticket

Concession (Student, Other Concession Card Holder) ticket

Adult ticket

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