19 SEp 2024

Writers' Workshop with Al Smith

‘Eastenders’ screenwriter Al Smith ran a workshop for students in Year 10-13.

What takes a great story, and how would go about creating one? That was the subject of a recent workshop organised by Head of Drama Mike Smith who invited along ‘Eastenders’ screenwriter Al Smith to explain to Year 10-13 students the secrets of storytelling.

Watch this short video in which we talk to Al about building characters and to Year 10 student George Fairhead about how story structure can help with all his studies.