Postgraduate Course: The Craft of the Playwright I (ENLI11178)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 40 credit course will, through seminars and workshops on students own developing folio, introduce students to the theory and practice of writing for live performance. The course will encourage students to unlock their own personal creative voice as well as building skills in a range of techniques for conceiving, developing and structuring their dramatic writing through practical exercises. It simultaneously enhances students¿ ability to think reflect critically on their own and others¿ writing through engagement with critical texts, theatre history, philosophy and visits to live performance. Input from established professional theatre-makers into the workshop element of the course will introduce students into the role of the writer in the process of developing script for live performance. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Description |
Weeks |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Lectures - Thursday 11:00-13:00 - Room 1.02, 14 Buccleuch Place | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | Central | Seminar | Workshops - WEEKS 3,5,7 & 9 ONLY - Tuesday 14:00-16:00 - Seminar Room 5, Chystal Macmillan Building | 3,5,7,9 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Central | Seminar | All day workshop - Tue and Wed Week 8 - Adam House Theatre, 10-6 p.m. | 8 | | 10:00 - 17:00 | | | | | Central | Seminar | All day workshop - Tue and Wed Week 8 - Adam House Theatre, 10-6 p.m. | 8 | | | 10:00 - 17:00 | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Thursday 20th September 2012, 11:00-13:00, Room 1.02, 14 Buccleuch Place |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
¿ be introduced to and become familiar with different techniques for writing text for live performance
¿ develop their dramaturgical skills for development of text for live performance
¿ enhance their critical skills as readers and consumers of text for live performance
¿ to learn how to give and receive critical feedback on their own and others¿ work, and how to evaluate, and respond to that feedback in the future development of their writing for the stage
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Assessment Information
| Folio comprising of writing for performance of 50 minutes. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Nicola Mccartney
Tel: (0131 6)50 3629
Email: nmccart1@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Natalie Carthy
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Natalie.Carthy@ed.ac.uk |
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