Plays are driven by the choices a character makes.

A workshop that looks at dialogue, dramatic imagery and setting to bring out the internal tension of character, and how they work together to drive the story towards the impossible choice.

Suitable for both the beginner and more experience writer.

What drives the decision of a character if faced with two choices, either means they lose as well as win?! The drama is not only about the to and fro between making the choice but why, when it comes down to it, one is made over the other? What does it reveal about them?

About Tom Murray

Tom Murray is a full-time writer, mentor and editor based in Dumfries and Galloway. A widely published poet, he is also a fiction writer and playwright. He has mentored over 60 writers across his many residences, which have included Scottish Book Trust Reader in Residence to Scottish Borders Libraries, Creative Writing Fellow to Tyne and Esk Writers, and Clackmannanshire Writer in Residence. He is currently Open Book Lead Reader in the Scottish Borders. He was an editor of the Scottish Borders based literary magazine, The Eildon Tree for 11 years. His publications include:  The Future is Behind You (poetry), Sins of the Father (play), The Clash (play) and Out of My Head (fiction).

Tom was selected to be one of the four Scottish Poetry Library’s 2021-2022 Poetry Ambassadors, responsible for promoting poetry in the South of Scotland.

Please note this event has a reduced capacity.