During this workshop, you'll be focusing on building believable, distinctive and multi-dimensional characters who are motivated by clear objectives and actively respond to the world in which they live/exist. It will focus on playwrighting, but we believe this insightful session on creating characters can be applied to other forms of writing too!

This workshop forms part of The Writers' Collective, made possible by the support of Arts Council England.

About Darrel Draper (He/Him)

"Darrel is an actor, writer and performing arts teacher. His work has been seen on some of London's most celebrated stages and heard on BBC Radio. He has gained Arts Council Funding and last year took part in an ITV mentorship in writing for television. Being a working-class neurodiverse artist, Darrel is most interested in stories which explore those living on the circumference of society"

You can discover more about Darrel here.

Do I need to prepare anything?

Darrel will provide two short exercises that you'll be looking at together during the workshop. Although he encourages you to give them a go beforehand, it is not compulsory. These will be provided via email at least 72 hours before the workshop.

How can we support your experience?

Get in touch if you have any access requests for the session. Live-meeting and post-meeting transcripts will be made available.