Masterclass: Writing Character (Robin Belfield)

From pantomime to Shakespeare, what makes a character believable and engaging? How can a script support the actor and help bring them to life?

Join Robin Belfield in this practical session where he will guide you through his principles and techniques for developing characters for the stage.

Robin Belfield is a theatre director, writer, and educator and Associate Director for The Unicorn Theatre.

His recent directing credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Unicorn Theatre & The RSC), Puss In Boots, Mother Goose (Theatre Royal Winchester); Anansi the Spider (Unicorn Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre); Twelfth Night, Princess Essex (Shakespeare's Globe).

His recent writing, editing and dramaturgy credits include: Puss In Boots, Mother Goose (Theatre Royal Winchester); Macbeth, The Winter's Tale (Tobacco Factory Bristol); Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan (Watermill Theatre); Telling the Truth: How to make Verbatim Theatre (Nick Hern Books).