Workshops
YELLOW COAT’S NEW WRITERS COURSE
Want to start writing for stage but don’t know where to begin?
Have an idea for a monologue but not sure what to do next?
Are you a performer or director (or any sort of creative!) who wants to get into writing?
Yellow Coat’s New Writers Course is for you!
Join the team from Yellow Coat for our four week course that will introduce you to the basics of monologue writing, looking specifically at character, place, theme and events. Over the course we will look at different ways of finding structure, how to find inspiration and translating that into creative writing, as well as creating autobiographical work.
The course will be a mix of in-person sessions, at-home tasks between groups and 121 feedback with Yellow Coat’s Artistic Director, Caron Kehoe.
By taking part in this course, you will have the opportunity to showcase your monologue at Pass It On as part of Yellow Coat’s Takeover event at LowMAC (currently The Glitch).
When: Sundays in September 10am-12.30pm
Where: LowMAC (currently The Glitch)
Cost: Free! This course is worth over £120
To apply: Complete the application form
Deadline: Thursday 28ᵗʰ August at 5pm
Other important bits...
This opportunity is open to creatives from marginalised genders. This includes women, female-identifying and non-binary people.
Please note: the events space doesn’t have step-free access due to being a basement space with no lift facilities. The space is down a flight of 15 stairs with a solid handrail.
Want Yellow Coat to run a bespoke workshops for you or your group? Get in touch!
Previous workshops
YELLOW COAT WRITES: WHERE TO START
Join us at Yellow Coat to kick off the new year with a workshop that cultivates your creativity and storytelling skills.
The first part of the workshop will focus on exploring different starting points for your monologue, including character, place, theme and events. The second part will include time for participants to share their work (not compulsory!) and get feedback from the group. This can be the work you created in the workshop, or another monologue you have been working on.
Details
Date: Sunday 2nd February
Time: 11am-2.30pm (arrival from 10.30am for tea and coffee)
Location: London Bubble Theatre, 5 Elephant Ln, London SE16 4JD
Price: Pay What You Can (suggested price £20)
This workshop is part of our wider Pass It On programme. You can read more about this below, or here.
This workshop is open to creatives from marginalised genders.
YELLOW COAT WRITES: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Yellow Coat with this workshop that examines and celebrates womanhood in all its glory.
The first part of the workshop will include different writing tasks that explore womanhood; both our own experiences of it and communal themes that comes up. The second part will include time for participants to share their work (not compulsory!) and get feedback from the group. This can be the work you created in the workshop, or another monologue you have been working on.
Details
Date: Sunday 9th March
Time: 11am-2.30pm (arrival from 10.30am for tea and coffee)
Location: London Bubble Theatre, 5 Elephant Ln, London SE16 4JD
Price: Pay What You Can (suggested price £20)
This workshop is part of our wider Pass It On programme. You can read more about this below, or here.
This workshop is open to creatives from marginalised genders, however this workshop will have an explicit focus on womanhood as this workshop is themed on International Women’s Day.
YELLOW COAT WRITES: FINDING STRUCTURE
Join Yellow Coat for this workshop to explore different ways to create dynamic and high-impact storytelling through short form theatre.
The first part of the workshop will examine how to structure a monologue, looking at different approaches and the reasoning for each approach. The second part will include time for participants to share their work (not compulsory!) and get feedback from the group. This can be the work you created in the workshop, or another monologue you have been working on.
Details
Date: Sunday 16th February
Time: 11am-2.30pm (arrival from 10.30am for tea and coffee)
Location: London Bubble Theatre, 5 Elephant Ln, London SE16 4JD
Price: Pay What You Can (suggested price £20)
This workshop is part of our wider Pass It On programme. You can read more about this below, or here.
This workshop is open to creatives from marginalised genders.
YELLOW COAT WRITES: CREATING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORK
Join Yellow Coat in this workshop that begins to explore the art of “writing what you know” and creating work from your own lived experience.
The first part of the workshop will challenge participants to mine their own experiences for stories they wish to share, and through guided exercises, find a safe and respectful way to bring these stories to the stage. The second part will include time for participants to share their work (not compulsory!) and get feedback from the group. This can be the work you created in the workshop, or another monologue you have been working on.
Details
Date: Sunday 30th March
Time: 11am-2.30pm (arrival from 10.30am for tea and coffee)
Location: London Bubble Theatre, 5 Elephant Ln, London SE16 4JD
Price: Pay What You Can (suggested price £20)
This workshop is part of our wider Pass It On programme. You can read more about this below, or here.
This workshop is open to creatives from marginalised genders.