Writer-in-Residence Literary Workshop Series

SUNDAY SESSIONS

The Writing Life According to...

With Dr Charley Barnes

Sunday, 15th November

11am - 12noon (Zoom room will open from 10:50am)

Online Workshop

In this one-hour session we will spend time looking at the creative process, according to canonical and iconic authors. We will consider the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Mary Oliver, and Margaret Atwood, looking at their advice to aspiring and inspired writers for creative living. 

Writer-in-Residence Literary Workshop Series

SUNDAY SESSIONS

Is there such thing as writer's block?

With Dr Charley Barnes

Sunday, 29th November

11am - 12noon (Zoom room will open from 10:50am)

Online Workshop

In this one-hour session we will look at the historical documentation of writer’s block, according to some of the great authors. We will also look at a range of techniques for overcoming both writer’s block and, its cousin, editor’s block, to try to pave the way for a smoother creative journey. 

Writer-in-Residence Literary Workshop Series

SUNDAY SESSIONS

Planning, plotting, pulling things together.

With Dr Charley Barnes

Sunday, 13th December

11am - 12noon (Zoom room will open from 10:50am)

Online Workshop

In this one-hour session we will look at the different ways of plotting long-form fiction. The two most common expressions associated with this are ‘plotting’ and ‘pantsing’ (meaning, to write by the seat of your pants). We will look at the advantages and disadvantages of both styles, and consider how this might change from one project to another. 

Writer-in-Residence Literary Workshop Series

SUNDAY SESSIONS

Creating characters to carry a story.

With Dr Charley Barnes

Sunday, 3rd January

11am - 12noon (Zoom room will open from 10:50am)

Online Workshop

In this one-hour session we will look at the ways in which you can put together a convincing cast of characters for long-form fiction. We will consider the challenges of writing the hero and the anti-hero, and the ways in which we can make our characters more human and therefore more emotionally authentic for our readers. 

Writer-in-Residence Literary Workshop Series

SUNDAY SESSIONS

The Writing Life According To...

With Dr Charley Barnes

Sunday, 17th January

11am - 12noon (Zoom room will open from 10:50am)

Online Workshop

In this one-hour session we will spend time looking at the creative process, according to canonical and iconic authors. We will consider the likes of Stephen King, Annie Dillard, and Muriel Spark, looking at their advice to aspiring and inspired writers for creative living. 

William Shakespeare's

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Directed by John Robert Partridge

29 SEPTEMBER - 10 OCTOBER 2020

Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, UK

William Shakespeare's classic story of comedy, love and magic brought to life in the heart of historic Worcester.  

BEAUTY & THE BEAST

26 NOVEMBER 2020 - 3 JANUARY 2021

Swan Theatre, Worcester, UK

The Worcester Repertory Company bring you their Christmas spectacular with plenty of singing, dancing, comedy and fun for all the family. 

JEKYLL AND HYDE

Directed by Ben Humphrey

27 OCTOBER - 7 NOVEMBER 2020

Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, UK

Robert Louis Stephenson's classic gothic thriller reimagined for the 21st Century. 

SHAKESPEARE'S FOOL

3 - 30 AUGUST 2020

Edinburgh International Fringe Festival

8 - 19 SEPTEMBER 2020

Vesta Tilley Studio, Swan Theatre, Worcester, UK

Then 2020-21 UK Tour

The tale of Will 'Cavaliero' Kempe, Shakespeare's first, and forgotten fool. 

SHERLOCK HOLMES RIDES AGAIN

Written by John-Robert Partridge & Ben Humphrey based loosely (like, really loosely) on stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 

15 JULY - 2 AUGUST 2020

The Commandery Gardens, Worcester, UK

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson return return to Worcester as they face more madcap capers, silly situations, and their deadliest foe yet…Professor Moriarty.