Box office: 020 7978 7040
Reaching the end of a story you’re writing is always a good feeling, whether it’s a play, script, novel, poem, or just for fun. But what happens if you begin to go off track, or the outcome isn’t what you expected? Even worse, what happens when you hit the dreaded ‘block’? ‘The Story as Failure’ treats these instances as part of an ongoing process that’s focussed on the lifelong art of being a writer, rather than any individual project or goal. We will treat ‘writers block’ as simply an unexplored part of the process, and discuss ways these can be turned into creative opportunities for growth, or at the very least, how to be kind to ourselves. Writers will leave this workshop with a greater understanding of how to deal with perceived failure, and tips on how they may live to write another day.
Date: Tuesday 10 February 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.
For further details of Theatre503 Accessibility, please visit the Access page of our website.
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.
Please note, online sale will close at 5pm the day of the Masterclass.
Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland is the author of nine books including his debut, The Scholar. A story collection, Cosmogramma, was published in 2021. His short stories have appeared in many anthologies and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. As a screenwriter he has co-written two episodes of the Steve McQueen BBC series Small Axe, and an episode of The Woman in the Wall for BBC/Showtime. His latest novel, A River Called Time, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Book of the Year 2022. Trim Palace was shortlisted for the 2025 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. He is currently working on a collection of essays, The Art of Opposition, published by Faber in 2026.
Photo Credit: Sharmila Chauhan
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