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Week 2 Learning Summary

We hope you have enjoyed learning more about the key elements of the craft of playwriting and thinking about what makes a play theatrical.
Well done for finishing Week 2 of the course!

We hope you have enjoyed learning more about the key elements of the craft of playwriting and thinking about what makes a play theatrical. It’s a good idea to take a moment to reflect on what you have learnt.

This week you have:

  • Been introduced to the elements of dialogue, structure and style in your playwriting practice and done some exercises around each of these topics.
  • You’ve also started to explore some ideas around theatricality and what makes a story theatrical.
  • You’ve explored ideas of theatrical space, time, and the notion of liveness.

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