FREE WORKSHOPS
with industry professionals
We run at least six workshops a year, often more, inviting a wide range of fantastic guest professionals along to engage and enlighten us in topics including…
• The nuts and bolts of scriptwriting
• Writing for specific genres
• Writing for different media
• Adapting others' stories for stage or screen
• Presenting your work and getting commissioned
• Working as a script editor or a staff writer
Workshops are usually held on Saturdays at a central location in Leeds from 11am to 4pm, and they’re absolutely free for members.
WORKSHOP DIARY 2022
Writing short plays with Lisa Holdsworth
Saturday 14th May
11am to 4pm in the City Room @ Leeds Playhouse
Limber up and get your shorts on with Lisa, a firm favourite facilitator of workshops here at Script Yorkshire because she's straight-talking, supportive and she knows her stuff.
In the past, she's coached us through the nuts and bolts of scriptwriting, helping members to hone the essentials of their craft, given us golden guidance on writing for television and now, this spring, she's going to share her know-how in writing short pieces for the stage - ahead of what we hope will be a summer resurgence of Lisa's Slung Low Shorts week-long playlet fest at The Holbeck in Leeds.
Eventbrite booking opens two weeks prior to the workshop via SYchat.
Writing a theatre play with Tom Wells
Saturday 19th November
11am to 4pm in the City Room @ Leeds Playhouse
The National Theatre. The Royal Court. Birmingham Rep. The West Yorkshire Playhouse. Hull Truck. Paines Plough. Any aspiring playwright would give their non-dominant arm to work with those names, right?
So when award-winning writer Tom Wells, who has worked with all of them and more, says he'll be giving you a series of writing exercises to help you build a plan for a full-length play, you really don't want to sleep on it. Set your alarm.
Eventbrite booking opens two weeks prior to the workshop via SYchat.
HOW TO BOOK
- Numbers are limited to 18 writers per workshop.
- To attend, you must be a current paid-up member of Script Yorkshire.
- Tickets are bookable via a private Eventbrite event, and we post the booking link in SYchat on the Saturday two weeks before the workshop date.
- If the workshop is full, you can add yourself to the waiting list and you'll get an email if someone drops out.
- If you book a ticket and discover you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket as soon as you possibly can via Eventbrite so another writer will have the chance to come along.
WORKSHOP ETHOS
It’s very important that our workshops are events at which people feel safe and included and can share their work without prejudice, regardless of their age, race or gender.
We ask that our members always show respect to each other in a mutually constructive and supportive way.
What our members say about our workshops... and a few pics taken in various workshops.
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What our members say about our workshops... and a few pics taken in various workshops.
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PAST WORKSHOPS
2022
26 January: Reconnecting With Our Creativity with Script Yorkshire's workshop team
26 March: Writing Film Scripts with Julian Woodford
23 April: How To Put On Your Own Play with Dick Bonham
2021
11 & 18 January: How to Catch Ideas with James Moran
15 & 22 February: Shoot Your Script with a Smartphone with Wayne Sables
22 April: Unlock Your Creativity with Emma Adams
22 May: Sitcom writing with Bennett Arron
15 July: The First Ten Pages with Tom Needham
2020
8 February: Has it Got Legs? with Ola Animashawun
29 February: Writing for Video Games with Steve Ince
14 July: Writing for Radio Part 1 with Oliver Emanuel
18 August: Writing for Radio Part 2 with Oliver Emanuel
8 September: Writing for Radio Part 3 with Oliver Emanuel
7 November: How to Start a Podcast with Pods Up North
2019
26 January: Getting Started with Lisa Holdsworth and Alison Hume
23 February: Bums on Seats with Lisa Holdsworth
6 April: Redrafting with Amanda Whittington
1 June: Scripts Under Scrutiny with Tom Needham
21 September: The Script Process with Tom Needham
12 October: Corporate Storytelling with Jon Salthouse
2 November: Q&A - Alison Hume, Gaby Chiappe, Amy Leach, Sharon Oakes, Jon Salthouse & Dick Bonham
2018
27 January: Creative Kickstart with Ola Animashawun
10 February: Horror Writing Workshop with James Moran
17 February: Scriptwriting Essentials 1 with Lisa Holdsworth and Alison Hume
17 March: Scriptwriting Essentials 2 with Lisa Holdsworth and Alison Hume
28 April: Thriller Writing with David Allinson
26 May: Plays That Kick Ass with Ola Animashawun
16 June: How to Write for Radio Drama Q&A – Chris Reason, Gary Brown, Kamal Kaan, Everal Walsh
15 September: Using Historical Research in Story-driven Drama with Ciaran Bermingham
3 November: Writing Radio-ready Drama with Stefan Escreet
2017
18 March: Writing for Film with Jimmy Richards
27 May: Script Editing Workshop with Alison Hume
8 July: Adaptation Workshop with Martin Jameson
23 September: Writing for TV with Ian Kershaw and Debbie Oates
11 November: Writing Comedy Workshop with Toby Hadoke
2016
16 January: Creative Workout with Emma Adams
13 February: Producing New Writing with John Tomlinson
7 May: Writing for Radio Drama with Chris Reason
16 July: How to Get Ideas from Absolutely Anywhere with Dan Bye
10 September: Ways to Use Autobiographical Material in Creating Drama with Matt Miller
5 November: Creating Drama from Original Sources with Vanessa Rosenthal
26 November: AGM/Writing and Producing TV Q&A/Christmas social