The Royal Television Society (RTS) in partnership with Culture Liverpool, BBC Writers Room, Liverpool Everyman and WoWFEST, host the inaugural RTS Story Conference, which will this year be held in Liverpool, at The Liverpool Everyman Theatre on Thursday 25th May.
As Eurovision shines a light on Liverpool, the cultural footprint of the region will continue to be celebrated in this one day conference, encouraging informal networking, discussion and inspiration for seasoned and emerging screenwriters. This event is aimed at all levels of writers and consist of a number of panel sessions and masterclasses.
Sessions include masterclasses with the likes of Tony Schumacher, RTS Award winning writer of The Responder and RTS Award winner Heidi Thomas, Creator of Call The Midwife, Upstairs Downstairs & Cranford. Commissioners attending, who will be giving an overview of current priorities, include Jo McClellan (BBC Drama), Alice Ramsey (BBC Drama), Caroline Hollick (Channel 4), Liam Keelan (Disney) & Jon Mountague (Sky Comedy).
Writers from Hollyoaks, Waterloo Road and Casualty will be sharing their top tips for working on continuing dramas on a panel chaired by Lucy Allan (Executive Producer, Hollyoaks), whilst Mike Morris (Co-Director, Writing on the Wall) will lead discussions on how the sector might evolve and diversify its development pipeline.
Thursday 25th May
10am
Tickets are priced; £40 for a full day ticket; £25 RTS Member ticket; £12.50 Student/ Low Income Ticket. A number of free tickets will be allocated via Liverpool John Moores University, Bolton University, RTS Bursary Students and WoWFEST.
The Liverpool Everyman Theatre
*Please note that discount codes do not apply for this event
*These are difficult times. They know some people may struggle to afford full price tickets. If you would like to attend this event but can’t afford to, please contact info@writingonthewall.org.uk. All queries will be treated in confidence. If you would like to purchase a gifted ticket for someone who can’t afford it, please buy directly from the event page and they will offer your ticket out.