A personal approach to building three dimensional characters. A session exploring the process and importance of ensuring how our work represents complex human beings in its storytelling. Tyrell will explore his own journey into writing and his experience in relation to the topic plus there will be Q&A opportunities.
Wednesday 9 September 2026, 19:00-21:30
This masterclass will take place in-person at Theatre503’s Studio.
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The 503Studio is based on Moat Street in Nine Elms.
BY TUBE: from Battersea Power Station (Northern Line), it is a five-minute walk.
From Vauxhall, it is a 25 minute walk or take bus 344, 156 or 436 and alight at the stop called ‘Riverlight Quay’.
BY TRAIN: Arrive at Battersea Park and it’s a 20-minute walk to the Studio. Alternatively, you can take buses 344, 156 or 436.
BY BUS: Buses 344, 436 or 156 will bring you to our location. Alight at the stop called ‘Riverlight Quay’.
Tyrell Williams
Tyrell Williams is an award-winning writer and director for theatre, film and television. His debut play Red Pitch, about brotherhood and gentrification, transferred to the West End in Spring 2024 to rave reviews and standing ovations, after selling out two runs at the Bush Theatre in 2022 and 2023. With the play, he became the first ever writer to win all five of the UK’s major debut writing awards, including the Evening Standard, George Devine, Stage, Off West End, and Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards. Red Pitch also enjoyed productions at Olney Theatre in Maryland, USA in 2025 and at the Burning Coal Theatre in North Carolina, USA in 2026. He is currently under commission to Eleanor Lloyd Productions for his next play, and on attachment to the National Theatre.
His first foray into screen was co-creating, co-writing and directing the web series #HoodDocumentary with Kayode Ewumi. When it went viral, getting over 4 million views on YouTube, the BBC3/Fudge Park commissioned them to make a 6x5’ comedy series. He wrote an episode for Taika Waititi/Jemaine Clement/Iain Morris’ Time Bandits remake (Apple/Paramount) that critics have called “standout”. Tyrell’s been named one of Deadline’s 5 rising writers to watch in 2023, is a BAFTA Elevate graduate (2018) and was a Broadcast Hotshot (2016).
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