Module Identifier DR33120  
Module Title CREATIVE WRITING  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Professor Michael D W Mangan  
Semester Semester 2  
Pre-Requisite Successful completion of Part 1 Drama  
Course delivery Other   20 Hours Workshops  
Assessment Semester Assessment   Script / Tape: Submission of scripted work (total approx 90 minutes performance time)   90%  
  Semester Assessment   Class contribution   10%  

Learning outcomes

Typically, upon completion of this module a student should be able:

- To write a short, well-structured piece of drama.
- To understand, use and work in terms of appropriate dramatic and theatrical conventions.

Content

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A series of workshops, which will include seminars on dramatic technique and the craft of playwriting, as well as playwriting exercises and writing assignments. The focus of the module will be the development of technique. Topics covered in early seminars will include structure, dialogue, characterization, rhythm, tone.

Aims

The aims of this module are

to introduce some of the basic elements of playwriting
to provide a forum in which playwriting skills might be practised
to develop an understanding of the nature of specifically theatrical writing

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Bond, Edward. (1994-8) Letters. Harwood Academic Press
Campton, David. (1992) Becoming a Playwright. London: Robert Hale
Gooch, Steve. (1988) Writing a Play. London: A&C Black
Yeger, Sheila. (1990) The Sound of One Hand Clapping. (Oxford: Amber Lane
Essential Reading or Viewing: None.