Finding The Story Inside Your Plot with Dawn King: Online Masterclass

Mon 16 Mar 2026

Written by Dawn King

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In this masterclass for writers with a play in progress, Dawn King will lead a deep dive into story. What’s your play really about, and how does the meaning of your play harmonise with the plot and characters? What do you do if your plot is controlling your play too much, and the meaning feels lacking? Pulling out your story and understanding how to work it into every element of your play is an essential skill that can change a good play into a great one. You can expect to come away with new ideas about how to take your play forward, and new methods to use on future projects.

Date: Monday 16 March 2026

Time: 7pm – 9:30pm

Running time of workshop: 2.5 hours – delivered online. Maximum class sizes are 16. A portion of spaces have been reserved for Share the Drama places.

If you have any access requirements, you can let us know by filling out our Writer’s Programme Accessibility Form or contacting Theatre503 via our Writers’ Programme email, writersprogramme@theatre503.com or by calling 02079787040.

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Thanks to our Share The Drama scheme, we want to make sure those of you who are struggling in the current climate can still take part in our Writers Programme. If you would like to book a Share The Drama bursary for the Writer’s Programme, please call our box office on 02079787040.

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Dawn King

Dawn is an award-winning writer working in theatre, film, TV, radio and other forms. Her play THE TRIALS had a sold-out English language premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in 2022 after a German production at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2021. Her play ADDICTIVE BEAT had an immersive production in a converted church in Southwark Park in September 2022 (with Boundless Theatre.) Her radical reinterpretation of DER KIRSCHGARTEN for director Katie Mitchell opened at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg in November 2022. She is currently adapting THE TRIALS for the screen with Firebird Pictures and is also working on feature film PIG CHILD for Delaval Film and adapting her play FOXFINDER for the screen with Elation Pictures and Film Four.