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3 Great Denmark Street
Dublin 1, Ireland
D01 NV63

info@fishamble.com
+353 1 670 4018
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No. CHY 20103958.
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Playwriting Courses

Facilitated by Gavin Kostick, our Evening and Weekend Courses provide new writers with the confidence, skills and stimulus required to write successfully for theatre. 


Playwriting Course Gift Voucher

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Playwriting Course vouchers make great Christmas, birthday and anniversary presents! Support the talent of the playwright in your life and buy them a weekend or 9-week Playwriting Course voucher. 

Choose either a voucher for our 3-day or 9-week courses.
Click into each individual course's booking link below for full details.
Please note the cost for our courses range from €200.00 - €300.00


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Spring Summer 9 Week Playwriting Course 2023

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​7pm - 10pm | Every Thursday evening from April 27th for 9 weeks
€300/€100 deposit required to secure place
​Location: Fishamble's Offices, 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
Please Note: We require any outstanding balance to be paid by Monday, April 17th​

Each course participant is immersed in a range of ideas and exercises designed to develop useful skills in writing for live performance. These include: Openings, The Playwright’s Imagination, Plotting, Alternative Structures, Characterisation, the Rhythms of Language and Dialogue. Each course member is encouraged to develop their own idea through the course into a finished draft. As well as developing playwriting skills the course aims to broaden conceptions of what is achievable in live performance and encourage practical considerations of              successful staging. 
The course includes access to a Fishamble production.

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May Bank Holiday Playwriting Course 2023

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​Sat 29th, Sun 30th April, 1st May 
From 10am - 5pm, for 3 days
€​200/€70 deposit required to secure place
Location: Fishamble's Offices, 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
Please Note: We require any outstanding balance be paid by Monday, October 9th ​
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The Weekend Course is aimed at learning all about playwriting by doing. Over the weekend, through examples, discussion, writing and feedback each participant will take part in a varied set of creative playwriting exercises which are satisfying in themselves and provide a stimulating portfolio for future work. The Weekend Course has a positive and supportive atmosphere to encourage participants to discover new ideas and deliver work to the best  of their ability. ​The course includes access to a Fishamble production.

​                                                                                  The maximum number of participants is 12.

BOOK YOUR PLACE

Autumn Winter 9 Week Playwriting Course 2023

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7pm - 10pm | Every Thursday evening from October 12th for 9 weeks
€300/€100 deposit required to secure place
​Location: Fishamble's Offices, 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
Please Note: We require any outstanding balance to be paid by Monday, Oct 2nd
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Each course participant is immersed in a range of ideas and exercises designed to develop useful skills in writing for live performance. These include: Openings, The Playwright’s Imagination, Plotting, Alternative Structures, Characterisation, the Rhythms of Language and Dialogue. Each course member is encouraged to develop their own idea through the course into a finished draft. As well as developing playwriting skills the course aims to broaden conceptions of what is achievable in live performance and encourage practical considerations of                  successful staging. The course includes access to a Fishamble production.
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​​                                                                                The maximum number of participants is 12.

BOOK YOUR PLACE

October Bank Holiday Playwriting Course 2023

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​Sat 28th, Sun 29th, Mon 30th Oct
From 10am - 5pm, for 3 days
€​200/€70 deposit required to secure place
Location: Fishamble's Offices, 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
Please Note: We require any outstanding balance be paid by Monday, October 9th 

The Weekend Course is aimed at learning all about playwriting by doing. Over the weekend, through examples, discussion, writing and feedback each participant will take part in a varied set of creative playwriting exercises which are satisfying in themselves and provide a stimulating portfolio for future work. The Weekend Course has a positive and supportive atmosphere to encourage participants to discover new ideas and deliver work to the best of their      ability. The course includes access to a Fishamble production.
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Online Playwriting Course 2023

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Dates To Be Confirmed

€​200/€70 deposit required to secure place
Location: Online, via Zoom

Fishamble offers a Zoom playwriting course, particularly to encourage access for participants who might find it difficult to attend a physical course in Dublin.
 
The course is aimed at learning all about playwriting by doing. The first Sunday's introduction session is to get to know each other, and set up reading and work for the weekend ahead. Over the following weekend, through examples, discussion, writing and feedback, each participant will take part in a varied set of creative playwriting                                                                                        exercises which are satisfying in themselves and provide a stimulating portfolio for future work. The course has a                                                                                      positive and supportive atmosphere to encourage participants to discover new ideas and deliver work to the best                                                                                    of their ability. The course includes access to a Fishamble production.

​                                                                                 The maximum number of participants is 12. 

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I found this course was not a ‘how to’ course like many others. Instead, it opened up the area of possibility in playwriting – made me think, see different ways to the completed work. Most usefully, it reawakened an understanding of rhythm and metre which has had a direct effect on my writing. It also got me writing poems and short stories, which has helped improve my management of playwriting. Well worth it!
John Connolly, winner of The Yale Playwriting Competition, judged by Edward Albee.
 Fishamble’s playwriting courses have made an amazing contribution to the development of the many companies and artists who have presented new work at the Dublin Fringe Festival.
Roise Goan, Former Director, Dublin Fringe Festival

To enroll, choose an available course above, and either pay a deposit or the full amount to secure your place. 
Alternative Payment Methods
  • If you would like to make a payment by bank transfer, let us know in your email and we will send you our details. PLEASE USE YOUR FULL NAME AS THE REFERENCE WHEN MAKING A TRANSFER. 
  • To pay by cheque, please make your cheque out to Fishamble Theatre Company, address 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1.​

​All courses are held in Fishamble office at 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1, or online via zoom.
For further information on Fishamble’s playwriting courses contact Gavin on 01 670 4018 or email gavin@fishamble.com.
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Please note that no places will be held without a deposit.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Meet the Team
    • Board & Governance
    • Community Engagement
    • Research
    • Encore
    • Fishamble Diaries
    • News
  • Productions
    • The Humours of Bandon
    • 2022 Programme
      • Heaven
      • Mustard
      • OUTRAGE
      • Pat Kinevane Plays
        • KING
        • Before
        • Silent
        • Forgotten
        • Underneath
      • The Treaty
      • Duck Duck Goose
    • 34 years of Fishamble
  • Artist Supports
    • 2022 Transantlantic Commissions Programme
    • Playwriting Courses
    • New Play Clinic
    • Send Us Your Writing
    • Fishamble New Writing Award
    • Mentoring & Workshops
    • Duets
  • Support Fishamble
    • Become a Friend
    • Donate
    • Corporate Membership
    • Sponsorship
    • Thank you
  • Tiny Plays
    • Tiny Plays for a Brighter Future
    • Tiny Plays for a Brighter Future Challenge
    • Tiny Plays 24/7
    • #TinyPlayChallenge
    • Tiny Plays for Ireland and America
    • Tiny Plays for Ireland 2
    • Tiny Plays for Ireland
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Shop