Hello!

I’m Atiha and I’ll be running a workshop with Down Stage Write on 5 December exploring the different writing styles of playwrights.

Writers range from the naturalistic to the absurd – with many stops along the way. Join us on that journey as we delve into the words of writers like Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill, Roy Williams and Dael Orlandersmith.

Come and contribute – what makes an arresting writing style? Have you experimented with different writing styles before settling on one? And once chosen, is a writing style fixed forever or something that can evolve with time?

I hope to see you there.

*This workshop will take place on Zoom. You will be emailed the link 24 hours before the workshop begins.

PLEASE NOTE: A number of bursary places are available for this workshop including free and discounted spaces. To apply please email: info@downstagewrite.uk

Biography:

Atiha Sen Gupta is a playwright and screenwriter.

Atiha’s plays include: What Fatima Did (2009), State Red (2014), Counting Stars (2015 – 2016), Castaways (2017), Abi (2018) and GIG (2019).

Atiha’s work has been nominated for the Evening Standard’s Most Promising Playwright Award and the John Whiting Award (2010) and Amnesty International’s Freedom of Expression Award (2015).

For TV, Atiha has written for Skins, Holby City and EastEnders. She is currently writing a short film for Film4 and Slam Films.

Atiha is interested in telling the stories of those who stitch the red carpet rather than those who stand on it.

Down Stage Write is a theatre company dedicated to providing development and production opportunities for playwrights based in Devon and Cornwall. We do this through workshops, script surgeries, rehearsed readings, residencies and productions. For more information visit: www.downstagewrite.uk

Book here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/playwriting-workshop-with-atiha-sen-gupta-tickets-128103889181