Screenwriting Courses at
Cinema City, Norwich

In collaboration with the beautiful Cinema City Picture House in Norwich, I run screenwriting taster sessions, four-week writing courses, and Salons for writers at any level of experience.

Taster Sessions

Short introductory session for anyone who's interested in the art of writing for the screen.

Screenwriting: Drama

Saturday 11th January 2025

10am-12pm

Screenwriting: Comedy

Saturday 11th January 2025

12.30-2.30pm

Four-week Courses

Introduction to Screenwriting

Beginning 18th January 2025

A four-week, fortnightly course in which we'll look at:

generating ideas
story structure
creating compelling characters
dialogue
writing visually
script formatting

Find out more and book here

'The sessions were very participatory and Abigail was very encouraging and astute in her feedback. There was a lot of ground covered and the sessions were very enthusing. I felt excited to write.'

Shaun Camp, Filmmaker

Screenwriting: A Deeper Dive

Beginning March 2025.

A Deeper Dive is a writing and editing course which will give you the opportunity to extend the work you've done on the Intro course. We'll look further at Structure and you'll be able to spend some focused time on developing your idea into a working draft. We'll continue to work on Character and Story, and also explore the importance of Genre, Theme and Tone to really build depth and nuance into your script. Sessions will be very active, with focused exercises and the opportunity to write, get feedback and rewrite - taking your idea to the next level.

Here's what some previous participants have said:

Abigail is really good at guiding you to think more about the undercurrents of your story and getting you to really dig down into the fundamentals of your characters.

I found discussion with Abigail most useful: she has great knowledge and experience and is concise and insightful in feedback on students' work too. I liked the range of student experience/ambitions/opinions and interests and the willingness to share those.

Get in touch if you'd like more information!

Screenwriting Salons

Screenwriting Salons are designed to give writers a forum to share, discuss and develop their work. Through guided discussion, writing exercises and feedback, you’ll have a chance to move your idea forward – and have a dedicated time and place to write, once a fortnight.