EA140-4-FY-:
Playwriting
2024/25
East 15 Acting School
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
15
04 December 2023
Requisites for this module
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BA W900 Creative Producing (Theatre and Short Film),
BA W900MV Creative Producing (Theatre and Short Film)
This module looks at the conventional art of developing character dialogue and story, while taking into consideration the working practices of the playwriting profession. Students will create short scenes and finish the module with a one-act play. Throughout the process students should organise to work with East 15 actors to read and workshop their scripts outside of normal teaching hours. Students will gain a broad understanding of different theatrical genres and develop the ability to work independently.
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By the end of this module students will be expected to have:
An understanding of:
- The narrative structure of a play
- How dialogue furthers character development and plot
- How theatrical conventions can further story
- Various genres of theatrical texts
The ability to:
- Craft a well written short scene
- Take on board feedback and respond in your writing
- Constructively critique your own and other's writing
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Playwriting will involve group seminars in which students will learn about narrative and dialogue etc and undertake readings of their writing. Students will also receive one-to-one supervision as they work on writing their one-act-plays.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Log Book |
|
30% |
| Coursework |
Short One Act Play |
|
40% |
| Coursework |
Creative Writing Scene |
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30% |
Additional coursework information
Assessment for this module is a combination of continuous assessment, critical evaluations and creative writing
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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