CRITERION New Writing is a ground-breaking education program offered by The Criterion Theatre Trust – a series of script development workshops taking place on stage at the Cri. It is free to apply and take part. The workshops are led by Greg Mosse.

Our Mission

For a new playwright, the stages of professional theatres seem incredibly distant. For new actors, the environment is exciting – but also daunting.The stage of the Criterion Theatre in the heart of London's West End is the perfect arena in which to break down those barriers and create new opportunities for new creative voices.

Yours could be one of those voices ...

How does a playwright learn to write for a West End stage? How does an actor prepare for the challenge of performing in a magnificent ‘traditional’ theatre? Join the CRITERION New Writingprogram and find out.

The workshops are led by Greg Mosse, an immensely experienced writer, teacher, editor and script consultant.

There are six workshops in each sequence. In workshops 1 and 2, Greg will help each playwright to develop their individual understanding of narrative structure so that they get the most out of the dramatic situation they are writing about. In workshop 3, the playwrights will meet actors for the first time who will perform their speeches from the stage. In weeks 4, 5 and 6, a group of actors will take part, reading aloud the brand-new scenes.

The playwrights will actually see and hear their scripts come to life.

Applications for 2019 are now closed.

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Applications for CRITERION New Writing 2020 will open on 1 September 2019 and will close on 1 November 2019.

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It is FREE to apply and take part.

 

When applications open on 1st September 2019, to apply, please send by email to gregmosse@gmail.com:

 

- a writing CV, including two referees

- a short statement of 200-250 words explaining why you would like to take part

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Each set of 6 workshops will welcome 6 writers to the stage of the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly, for a sequence of highly-focused script development sessions, from 12h00 to 14h30 on this calendar:

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Winter 2020 - January to March 2020

 

Spring 2020 - April to June 2020

 

Summer 2020 - July to September 2020

 

 

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