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Master Class 1 - 2010

Experimental Playwriting

Brooklyn playwright and author of smash-hit play, THOM PAIN will be working with Inscription come February, March 2010. Eno's master classes will focus on "experimental playwriting" and will be hosted by The Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney, MTC in Melbourne and QTC in Brisbane. The playwrights involved are: Hilary Bell, Elise Hearst, Tim Gooding, Lachlan Philpott, Amelia Roper, Jane Harrison, Lally Katz, David Mence, Stephen Carleton, Maxine Mellor, Helen Wentland and David Burton.

Romantic Comedy Film

Building on the success of the Michael Hauge master classes of 2008, Inscription warmly welcomes back the Hollywood screenplay teacher to run a double act series of seminars and master classes with renowned comedy teacher, Steven Kaplan. Inscription is working to present this series with the kindly support of Screen Australia, the Australian Writers' Guild and Movie Network as our media partner. To book yourself in to the June public seminars in Sydney and Melbourne, visit national tour production partner Epiphany at epiphany.com.au Michael Hauge & Steve Kaplan present The Art of Romantic Comedy.

Albee Teaches His Teachers

In Spring 2010, Edward Albee will return to Sydney for Inscription to run a script development intensive hosted by TRS at the newly renovated Bondi Pavilion Theatre space. Six lucky playwrights, under commission with some of Australia's flagship theatre companies, will have their plays workshopped with an ensemble of leading Australian actors. Best of all, in the first week of a two week master class, Edward Albee will teach a day on "his teachers" - one day on Chekhov, Ibsen, Pirandello, Brecht and Beckett.