{"id":41229,"date":"2026-05-11T15:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:49:25","slug":"introduction-to-playwriting-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Playwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in writing for the stage? Not sure where to start? This workshop will equip you with the fundamentals of playwriting.<\/p>\n<p>In a friendly group environment, we will explore a range of topics, from how to format a script to how to write a writer&#8217;s bio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of four sessions, you will engage in a range of writing exercises designed to give you a better understanding of character creation, dialogue and play structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":41230,"template":"","class_list":["post-41229","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Introduction to Playwriting - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interested in writing for the stage?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Introduction to Playwriting - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Interested in writing for the stage? Not sure where to start? This workshop will equip you with the fundamentals of playwriting. In a friendly group environment, we will explore a range of topics, from how to format a script to how to write a writer&#8217;s bio.&nbsp; Over the course of four sessions, you will engage [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CreativeIrl\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@creativeirl\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/\",\"name\":\"Introduction to Playwriting - Creative Ireland Programme\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/introduction-to-playwriting-banner-clodagh-healy.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-11T14:49:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/introduction-to-playwriting-banner-clodagh-healy.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/introduction-to-playwriting-banner-clodagh-healy.png\",\"width\":1535,\"height\":1025},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Introduction to Playwriting\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Creative Ireland Programme\",\"description\":\"The Creative Ireland Programme is guided by a vision that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. It is a five year all-of-Government initiative, from 2017 to 2022, to place creativity at the centre of public policy.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Introduction to Playwriting - Creative Ireland Programme","description":"Interested in writing for the stage?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Introduction to Playwriting - Creative Ireland Programme","og_description":"Interested in writing for the stage? Not sure where to start? This workshop will equip you with the fundamentals of playwriting. In a friendly group environment, we will explore a range of topics, from how to format a script to how to write a writer&#8217;s bio.&nbsp; Over the course of four sessions, you will engage [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/","og_site_name":"Creative Ireland Programme","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CreativeIrl\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@creativeirl","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/","name":"Introduction to Playwriting - Creative Ireland Programme","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/introduction-to-playwriting-banner-clodagh-healy.png","datePublished":"2026-05-11T14:49:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/introduction-to-playwriting-banner-clodagh-healy.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/introduction-to-playwriting-banner-clodagh-healy.png","width":1535,"height":1025},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/introduction-to-playwriting-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Introduction to Playwriting"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/","name":"Creative Ireland Programme","description":"The Creative Ireland Programme is guided by a vision that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. It is a five year all-of-Government initiative, from 2017 to 2022, to place creativity at the centre of public policy.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/41229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}