Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
“One character might say 'sure'. Another one might say 'certainly'. One character might say 'I'm perspiring profusely.' The other character might say 'I'm hot.'”
Welcome to the Royal Court Young Playwrights Award. In this video, Oli Forsyth will get you writing interesting and exciting dialogue which feels right for your characters.
There will be some writing and planning exercises, thinking about how your characters speak (and why), how the events of your play might change how your characters interact, and how to introduce information using subtext.
By the end of this video, you should have a scene or two of dialogue, introducing some key information using subtext.
The Young Playwrights Award will open for entries in 2026 for anyone aged 13-18 in the UK. Find out more here: royalcourttheatre.com
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
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“One character might say 'sure'. Another one might say 'certainly'. One character might say 'I'm perspiring profusely.' The other character might say 'I'm hot.'”
Welcome to the Royal Court Young Playwrights Award. In this video, Oli Forsyth will get you writing interesting and exciting dialogue which feels right for your characters.
There will be some writing and planning exercises, thinking about how your characters speak (and why), how the events of your play might change how your characters interact, and how to introduce information using subtext.
By the end of this video, you should have a scene or two of dialogue, introducing some key information using subtext.
The Young Playwrights Award will open for entries in 2026 for anyone aged 13-18 in the UK. Find out more here: royalcourttheatre.com
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/RCTtwitter
Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/RCTinsta
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/RCTsubscribe
