Writing short stage plays.

Starting with the selection of ideas you will go step by step through the processes involved in making a scaled down play for performance.

• Determining what a short play is and isn't in terms of length and narrative scope. 

• Learning how to examine ideas to find the story in them.

• Developing an idea into scenes which will then be further developed.

• Looking at dialogue and trying some writing exercises to strengthen writing skills in this area.

• When your play is finished, editing techniques can be considered as well as simple production ideas.

Your end result will be a piece of work you can produce for an audience viewing. A short play is a fantastic way of quickly getting your writing in front of people to entertain, inform and present your skills.