Online Tutorials

During the course of the Bruntwood Prize we will be releasing a series of online tutorials that take you through different aspects of your writing. Each tutorial is designed to give you a series of exercises that build into your own work on the play or your own writing practice. Each writer approaches things from their own perspective, our aim isn’t to tell you what you have to do, but suggest things you might like to try.

Click on the links below to access the tutorials as they become available:

  1. Character – developing and exploring your characters (Cheryl Martin)
  2. Story on Stage – writing for live theatre and structuring your story (Duncan Macmillan)
  3. Scene and Action – how to structure a scene and on-stage action (Ben Musgrave)
  4. Drafting and Re-drafting – ways of getting your script into the stage you want it to be in (Suzanne Bell)

To keep up to date with the release of each tutorial, sign up to our Bruntwood Prize Newsletter using the form to the right.

Comments

  1. I am interested in online tutorials and web chats.

    by amelia - February 1, 2011 at 1:10 pm

  2. I’m interested in gaining some advise and insight about how to write a play.

    by Fiona Simpson - February 1, 2011 at 9:18 pm

  3. Please sign me up for the newsletter. The form did not work for me just now. It said:
    ERROR!
    You have entered an invalid e-mail address. But I never got the chance to enter my email address so I’d be grateful if you could add me.

    Thanks!

    by lois - February 1, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    • Hi

      Sorry you’ve had a problem signing up to the newsletter. If you type your name into the form where it says ‘ENTER EMAIL HERE” and then click the arrow, you should be added to our list. Let us know if that doesn’t work and we can add you from this end.

      Thanks for signing up.

      by Bruntwood Prize Admin - February 1, 2011 at 11:07 pm

  4. I enjoy writing, and would be grateful for any help from your tutorials or newsletter that can help me transport my stories to script format.

    by Harry - February 3, 2011 at 8:16 pm

  5. need as much help as you can give regarding writing plays.

    by Harry - February 3, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    • Hi Harry,

      Thanks for your comment. Hopefully writeaplay.co.uk can provide as much help as possible. There are a range of resources on the site now including ideas for getting started, tips from other writers and the chance to read about the experiences of other winners. There will be a webchat on the site between 5pm and 6pm on Monday 7th February, the first of a series, and we will be launching our online tutorials soon – a series of workshops by different writers that guide you through different parts of the process. All of these are free to access.

      Good luck!

      by Bruntwood Prize Admin - February 4, 2011 at 9:32 am

  6. Free help and advice?
    Yes please
    Sign me up
    Thanks

    by Mick - February 4, 2011 at 6:03 pm

  7. I would so like some help! please sign me up.

    by Anne Picken - February 7, 2011 at 6:21 pm

  8. I imagine you are aware that your Newsletter sign up page is still down.

    by Kay - February 8, 2011 at 11:09 am

    • Hi

      I’ve just signed you up using your email address and the sign-up seemed to work fine. If anyone has any problems please get in touch with us. You enter your email into the grey box, press the arrow and then you should get a success message in a separate window.

      Thanks.

      by Bruntwood Prize Admin - February 8, 2011 at 11:33 am

  9. A writing tutorial would be incredibly helpful

    by Hannah Burke-Tomlinson - February 16, 2011 at 6:41 pm

  10. any help would be gratefully recieved with regards to producing a professional looking script

    by Linda Pearson - February 23, 2011 at 6:10 pm

  11. would be grateful for any advice regarding producing a professional script

    thanks Liinda

    by Linda Pearson - February 23, 2011 at 6:12 pm

  12. please sign me up for the newsletter

    by amelia - March 8, 2011 at 8:55 pm

  13. please sign me up for the newsletter. The form didn’t work for me and wouldn’t allow me to enter my email address

    thanks

    by len - March 10, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    • I’ve put your address through the form and you should be on the mailing list now.

      Many thanks.

      by Bruntwood Prize Admin - March 11, 2011 at 10:18 am

  14. Could you please sign me up for the newsletter? The form did not work for me neither.

    Thank you in advance.

    by chinami - April 4, 2011 at 6:35 am

    • I’ve put you through the form and the sign-up should have worked. Next newletter some time today!

      by Bruntwood Prize Admin - April 4, 2011 at 8:09 am

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  16. would be grateful for any advice regarding producing a professional script.
    Also send newsletter.
    any thanks

    by Vida - April 5, 2011 at 11:13 am

    • Hi,

      Thanks for your interest. You can sign up for our e-newsletter in the grey box in the right hand panel of the website. That will keep you up to date with all the advice and tips we release on here.

      Best wishes.

      by Bruntwood Prize Admin - April 5, 2011 at 11:17 am

  17. Would like advice on how i begin to produce a professional script. and whats the best format to write it with.
    Also would like a newsletter sent out.
    many thanks.

    by Vida - April 5, 2011 at 11:19 am

  18. cant click on dialogue online tutorial.

    by amelia - April 11, 2011 at 7:55 pm

  19. Hi!
    I’d love to write a play and win a prize too, let me know the details on how to do it?
    TA!

    by DBT - April 30, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    • Hi,

      Thanks for your comment. All of the details about entering the prize are at http://www.writeaplay.co.uk in the about the prize section.

      Best wishes

      by Bruntwood Prize Admin - May 2, 2011 at 8:05 am

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