The Greeks understood theatre. They wrapped an audience around the stage area. A small sound made in the centre of the acting space, even a sandal rubbing against the grit on the ground, roared back at the spectators because the space was designed to reflect back to the actors and hold their energy. Theatre is a place of ritual and ceremony. It is a place of power where truths, great and small, can be told.

Playwriting is about events unfolding in front of your eyes, things happening in real time. If you are pulled towards the exploration of conflict and character, then playwriting is a perfect medium for you to explore. Whether it’s a large cast production or a one-hander, drama peers into the human heart, shining a light into its darkness. Whether you like Sophocles, Tennessee Williams or Bertolt Brecht, the theatre has a power and immediacy that can be found nowhere else. If you want to write a play, come to the weekend workshop, "Playwriting for Beginners", to learn about dramatic structure, writing dialogue and developing suspense. You'll have the opportunity to workshop your script and discover why all the world's a stage.