Curious about telling stories about climate and nature on stage? Join our upcoming workshop designed to support writers in developing their own climate play.

This session is an opportunity to think creatively and critically about how theatre can respond to the defining challenge of our time. Together we’ll explore how climate stories can become compelling drama: from finding the human stakes inside global issues to building characters, conflict, and theatrical worlds.

The workshop is led by an experienced writer, director or dramaturg, and will include practical exploration of how to write your climate play, a wider discussion about the kinds of climate stories we need now and a conversation with a relevant environmental expert, telling their own story of change.

Whether you’re already working on an idea or just beginning to think about writing about the climate, this is a space to test ideas, ask questions, and connect with other writers engaging with the climate and nature crisis.

 This workshop is intended for those interested in finding out more about, and potentially submitting a play for, the Climate Playwriting Prize. We expect writers who attend to be eligible to apply for the prize (check out the criteria here). This means you will have had some previous professional experience of script writing, such as participating in a talent development scheme, staging a Research & Development sharing or having a script commissioned. No prior knowledge of climate science is required – just curiosity, imagination, and a desire to tell powerful stories.

Can’t make this workshop? Attend one of our other sessions.

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