St Andrews Playwriting Award
The St Andrews Playwriting Award is a playwriting competition to encourage and support the next generation of playwrights living in Scotland. This award provides a key opportunity for an emerging playwright’s career development.
An Introduction to Playwriting
In this online course you'll learn the key skills and principles involved in writing a play and generate ideas for your own work.
The course is taught by a leading professional playwright and presented in association with Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland; the only arts organisation in the UK exclusively dedicated to the artistic development of writers for live performance.
Case Study Sessions
Case Study Sessions bring playwrights into conversation with leading theatre-makers to explore the craft of writing, collaboration, and industry navigation. Each session offers insight into creative practice through real-world examples, providing a space for reflection, learning, and discussion.
The Great Accountability Rodeo
The Great Accountability Rodeo is three threads of work: Writing Workshops, Creative Questions Sessions and Writing Sprints.
Take the reins with your writing and kick start your 2025!
Playwriting (MSc)
The MSc Playwriting programme at the University of Edinburgh is led by award-winning playwright Nicola McCartney (Lifeboat, Heritage, Standing Wave) and focuses on the craft of writing for performance, as well as on how a script would play out in real space and time in front of an audience.