Creative Writing Lab | Online Sessions
Online
Tuesday 7th April 2026 - Monday 27th April 2026
A 4-week creative writing course led by Christopher Finnegan-Wright. Across four weeks we’ll explore the architecture of powerful storytelling:
Week 1 – Character Creation & Development
Building psychologically and socially layered characters rooted in truth, contradiction and lived experience.
Week 2 – Monologues & Duologues
Voice, rhythm and dramatic tension — writing dialogue that carries subtext, stakes and emotional charge.
Week 3 – Conflict, Stakes & Story Shape
Dramatic propulsion. Internal vs external conflict. Structural choices that shape audience experience.
Week 4 – World Building
Constructing coherent social, emotional and political landscapes — from intimate realism to expansive mythic systems.
Each week we will explore these areas through a combination of theory and writing exercises, whilst centring representation, mental health, authorship and socially-conscious work.
This course is for writers at the beginning of their journey and those looking to refine and challenge their existing practice. This isn’t about quick wins or overnight success - it’s about developing your craft in a space for you to experiment without judgement.
Weekly sessions starting on Monday 6th April.
Zoom
6:30-8pm
Limited spaces.
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Chris is a playwright, poet and Co-founder of The Growth House.
His writing spans youth theatre, touring work and formally ambitious new writing. He has written plays for young performers at Theatre Royal Plymouth and Kiln Theatre, and co-written the international touring production Song of Riots. He is co-writer of BIG STRONG MAN, a structurally complex theatre work built around over 3,000 branching narrative outcomes exploring masculinity and mental health. He is also the writer of The Growth House’s forthcoming production debuting at The Lowry, a large-scale mythic world rich in deep lore and character systems.
His practice blends lived experience, poetic rhythm and socially conscious storytelling with a strong focus on structure, form and audience experience.
Week 1 – Character Creation & Development
Building psychologically and socially layered characters rooted in truth, contradiction and lived experience.
Week 2 – Monologues & Duologues
Voice, rhythm and dramatic tension — writing dialogue that carries subtext, stakes and emotional charge.
Week 3 – Conflict, Stakes & Story Shape
Dramatic propulsion. Internal vs external conflict. Structural choices that shape audience experience.
Week 4 – World Building
Constructing coherent social, emotional and political landscapes — from intimate realism to expansive mythic systems.
Each week we will explore these areas through a combination of theory and writing exercises, whilst centring representation, mental health, authorship and socially-conscious work.
This course is for writers at the beginning of their journey and those looking to refine and challenge their existing practice. This isn’t about quick wins or overnight success - it’s about developing your craft in a space for you to experiment without judgement.
Weekly sessions starting on Monday 6th April.
Zoom
6:30-8pm
Limited spaces.
—
Chris is a playwright, poet and Co-founder of The Growth House.
His writing spans youth theatre, touring work and formally ambitious new writing. He has written plays for young performers at Theatre Royal Plymouth and Kiln Theatre, and co-written the international touring production Song of Riots. He is co-writer of BIG STRONG MAN, a structurally complex theatre work built around over 3,000 branching narrative outcomes exploring masculinity and mental health. He is also the writer of The Growth House’s forthcoming production debuting at The Lowry, a large-scale mythic world rich in deep lore and character systems.
His practice blends lived experience, poetic rhythm and socially conscious storytelling with a strong focus on structure, form and audience experience.
