Key details

Date: 6 June - 11 July 2025
Sessions: Fridays: 6pm - 8pm
No. sessions: 6
Venue: Arnold Library, Nottingham
For ages: 19+
Group size: 5 - 15
Cost: FREE - £42

About this course

What will be covered on the course?

Playscript layout and introduction to using script practically
Character development
Dialogue
Monologue
Creating and changing atmosphere
Performance

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

To recall key terms and basic script layout
To demonstrate understanding by taking part in discussion about themes of session
To apply ideas through short improvisation activities
To analyse effectiveness of each other’s work by offering constructive criticism
To evaluate own participation in the session
To create, rehearse and perform a short piece of drama

Resources required by attendees:
It would be useful if learners wear comfortable clothes that they can move around in.

Suggested Reading for the course:

‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare
‘Educating Rita’ by Willy Russell
‘Top Girls’ by Carol Churchill
‘Twilight’ by Anna Deavere Smith
‘Leave Taking’ by Winsome Pinnock

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

By phone: 01623 677 200
By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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