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On imagery and metaphor
Zodwa Nyoni is a prolific writer, poet, theatre-maker and dramaturg. Her plays have been performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre… -
On adaptation
What does it mean to put a story on stage? Amanda Dalton writes for BBC Radio 3 and 4 -… -
On narrative design
Instead of alternate endings, Hannah Nicklin wants you to churn up the belly of your work. The games writer and… -
On writing with creative technologies
Sharon is a playwright, dramaturg and Creative Director of Raucous, a Bristol-based theatre company that fuses performance, music, film, AR,… -
On taking stock and getting started (again)
Arts spaces will be back, so get ready to make your boldest work yet. Kieran Knowles, who was longlisted for… -
On trust and beginnings
kimber lee won the inaugural International Award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2019 for her play UNTITLED F*CK M*SS… -
Essay: The collective imagination
What can one person do to change a whole story? Dramaturg and director Anthony Simpson-Pike extends three thought experiments to… -
Ten survival tips for writers
Bruntwood Prize winning playwright Anna Jordan has been sharing #WritersSurvivalTips on her Twitter, and we are fortunate to be able… -
Essay: Finding the words
Arts journalist and academic Catherine Love on why she writes about theatre and new ways of seeing the stage. -
Essay: Adventure time
Playwright and Senior Dramaturg at the National Theatre Stewart Pringle gives us notes on magic boxes and the transporting power… -
Development Diary: Tim Foley on writing in isolation
We are exploring ways in which we can all remain connected and optimistic during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tim Foley won… -
On giving your character a voice
Kendall Feaver won a Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting Judges Award in 2015 for the brilliant THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES. She offers a…

Writing Resources
We will use this page to share provocations, tips, tutorials and advice all with the aim of helping you shape and develop your writing practice.