Perthshire Plays: Playwriting Group
Applications are now closed
Perthshire Plays is a new joint Programme between Horsecross
Arts, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Birnam Arts,
local playwright Lesley Wilson and
Playwrights' Studio, Scotland which aims to provide platforms for
new and existing playwrights, giving them opportunities to develop
their craft and share their work with audiences across the
region.
Playwriting Group
The first stage of this intensive 2-year Programme launches with the creation of a Playwriting Group for writers based in Perth and Kinross. The Group will meet from January 2020.
We are inviting applications from people with a keen interest in creating theatre for Perthshire audiences. You don't need previous playwriting experience, but you do need a passion to write for the stage and a willingness to work with others.
Guided by playwright Lesley Wilson, and involving other professional playwrights from across Scotland, the Playwriting Group will give you the tools to write a play, improve your writing skills, and increase your confidence, all in a supportive environment.
You will have a number of opportunities to present your work-in-progress plays across the region. Writing to themes such as climate change, the river Tay, and Macbeth, your response can be as short or as long as you wish.
You will receive script-in-progress feedback from Lu Kemp (Artistic Director, Perth Theatre) and Elizabeth Newman (Artistic Director, Pitlochry Festival Theatre).
Writers' desks are available for use free of charge at Perth Theatre, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Birnam Arts and Playwrights' Studio, Scotland.
Running alongside the Playwriting Group is a series of public Masterclasses across the region. Full details of these will be published in January 2020.
Summary of activities:
- A supportive and committed group of playwrights meeting regularly
- Six guest workshops, led by professional playwrights
- Four private group sessions
- Three public events, offering you the opportunity to present work-in-progress as part of developing your skills and learning
- Six free Masterclasses (chargeable to the general public)
- Script-in-progress feedback from two of Scotland's leading Artistic Directors
- Writing desk at each partner venue
Programme Outline*
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*Subject to change All meetings will take place between 7pm and 9pm. |
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Monday 27 - Welcome and initial private session Perth Theatre |
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February |
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Monday 24 - Private Session Perth Theatre |
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March |
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Monday 30 - Guest Workshop with Nicola McCartney Perth Theatre |
Saturday 14 - Climate and TIme Perth Theatre |
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April |
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Monday 27 - Guest Workshop Birnam Arts Centre |
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May |
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Monday 25 - Private Session Birnam Arts Centre |
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June |
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Monday 29 - Guest Workshop Birnam Arts Centre |
Saturday 20 - Staged Event Birnam Arts Centre |
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July |
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Monday 27 - Guest Workshop Pitlochry Festival Theatre |
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September |
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Monday 28 - Guest Workshop Pitlochry Festival Theatre |
Tuesday 15 - Staged Event Pitlochry Festival Theatre |
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October |
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Monday 26 - Guest Workshop Pitlochry Festival Theatre |
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November |
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Monday 30 - Private Session Perth Theatre |
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