Most appropriate for directors, writers and actors, this in-person workshop will run you through the foundations of script analysis and how to explore analysing text from a dramaturgical perspective.
Many artists “do” dramaturgy without realising it – analysing text to pull out key themes, examine the inquiries presented, and build a creative concept that helps audiences work through those questions. But what would it mean to make those dramaturgical decisions from a more informed space?
Led by Director of Stiwdio Clwyd and award-winning dramaturg Suzanne Bell, you’ll leave this workshop with some clear techniques for how to approach your next script and what questions to ask to ensure your text analysis is rigorous.
Suzanne Bell has over 20 years professional experience working as a Dramaturg in new writing and artist development in theatres and supporting the development of artists across the UK and internationally. In January 2025 she joined Theatr Clwyd as Director of Stiwdio Clwyd, a new initiative to support the development of Welsh and Wales based professional theatre-makers. She was Dramaturg at the Royal Exchange Theatre where she oversaw the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting She has led artist development programmes and workshops at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Royal Court Theatre, Headlong, Soho Theatre, Live Theatre, Gate Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, various universities and for companies in Brazil, Turkey, Canada and the USA. Suzanne was the first Literary Manager and Dramaturg to be appointed at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Kenneth Tynan Award for Excellence in Dramaturgy. In 2020, she was awarded the Olwen Wymark Award for Encouragement in Theatre, awarded by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, nominated by Winsome Pinnock.
