Introduction to Playwriting

6 Week Course

Wed 14 Jan 2026

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Price*

£240

Time

2pm - 4pm

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Introduction to Playwriting

This exciting six-week course gives writers the opportunity to learn different approaches to playwriting whilst preparing their own short play, which will be performed by actors at the Exeter Barnfield Theatre on the evening of the final week (details to be confirmed).


Session Dates

Wednesdays, 2pm – 4pm

  • Wed 14 Jan
  • Wed 21 Jan
  • Wed 28 Jan
  • Wed 04 Feb
  • Wed 11 Feb
  • TBC

About The Tutor

Alex Robins is a playwright and game developer currently based in the South West, touring the one person show ‘Meet Mayor Max’. He’s worked as a practitioner / workshop leader for Theatre Royal Plymouth, With Flying Colours and National Theatre Speak Up. Alex has been commissioned to write for theatre and video games, including Fireworks (Arts Council Funded) which toured to London’s Vault Festival and Mondays: A Sisyphean Typing Game which has been exhibited in Salzburg, Berlin, and New York. He received a distinction in MA Creative Writing from the University of Exeter.


Venue: Studio 2, Exeter Phoenix


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