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    Ever wanted to write a novel but can’t establish a compelling story arc? Perhaps you make your friends laugh but are afraid to take it to an open mic? Designed to instruct, support and inspire any beginner writer or performer, you can channel your inner comic, poet or actor in one of our creative writing and performance courses.

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    Learn how to perform a scene with our acting short courses in Sydney! Sydney Community College is proud to present this acting course in partnership with Darlo Drama. Develop your acting skills, learn to connect with fellow actors on stage, and build your confidence! This acting course is designed to broaden your understanding of naturalistic acting and drama techniques to create convincing characters through performance. The first few weeks of the course will explore acting...

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    Beginner's Acting Classes Level 2: The Scene

    <p>Learn how to perform a scene with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2023-09-16 Sat 16 Sep 2023 - 2023-11-04 Sat 4 Nov 2023
    8 days, 27 hours total
    10am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    Darlo Drama
    Darlo Drama
    $645 Limited inc GST / $516 / $548.30 / $580.50 / $645
    COURSE BEGINS: Sat Sept 16, 10AM - 1PM
    COURSE CONCLUDES: Sat Nov 4, 10AM - 1PM
    TECHNICAL REHEARSAL: Sat Nov 4, 2PM - 4PM
    PERFORMANCE: Sat Nov 4, 4PM - 5PM

    Looking for something fun to do in the comfort of your own home or can't make it to the classroom but still want to learn? This zoom session with Darlo Drama is a great place to start. Join Darlo Drama's zoom session, on the first Tuesday of each month and get out of your comfort zone in the comfort of your own home. Find out what Darlo Drama is all about and see if our courses are for you. Course content How does this online acting class for beginners work? Enrol now and you will...

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    Online Beginners Acting Class at Darlo Drama

    <p>Looking for something fun to do in the comfort of your own home or can't make it to the classroom but still want to learn?</p>

    <p>This zoom session with Darlo Drama is a great place to start.</p>

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    2023-10-03 Tue 3 Oct 2023 2023-10-03
    1 session, 2 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Darlo Drama
    $10 Limited inc GST / $8 / $8.50 / $9 / $10
    Online Beginners Acting Class at Darlo Drama

    <p>Looking for something fun to do in the comfort of your own home or can't make it to the classroom but still want to learn?</p>

    <p>This zoom session with Darlo Drama is a great place to start.</p>

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    2023-11-07 Tue 7 Nov 2023 2023-11-07
    1 session, 2 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Darlo Drama
    $10 Limited inc GST / $8 / $8.50 / $9 / $10

    Improve your work skills by learning to write your own Hollywood movie script with our writing and performance courses in Sydney! Join this project-based course and learn real-world scriptwriting skills from a successful Hollywood scriptwriter. With a fast-paced and intensive approach, this class will inspire your creativity and provide practical insights into the business of scriptwriting. You'll learn how to get started in the industry, structure a script and use proven formulas...

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    Creative Writing Course: Writing for Hollywood

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning to write your own Hollywood movie script with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance">writing and performance

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    2023-10-05 Thu 5 Oct 2023 - 2023-11-09 Thu 9 Nov 2023
    6 sessions, 12 hours total
    6pm - 8pm (UTC+11:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Paul Hoppe
    $375 Limited GST free / $300 / $337.50 / $375

    Drop into our Intro to Beginners Acting Class, part of our Acting short course program in Sydney! Have you always wanted to try acting but haven't taken the plunge? Now is the chance to give it a try with a drop-in session that will introduce to acting in a safe and nurturing environment. Join us at Darlo Drama for our bi-monthly drop-in Intro to Beginners Acting class, 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm and get to know who we are and what we do best - acting for beginners! Connect to undiscovered...

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    Beginner's Acting Trial Class: Introduction to Acting

    <p>Drop into our Intro to Beginners Acting Class, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course program</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2023-10-09 Mon 9 Oct 2023 2023-10-09
    1 session, 2 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00)
    Darlo Drama
    Darlo Drama
    $25 Limited inc GST / $20 / $21.30 / $22.50 / $25
    Beginner's Acting Trial Class: Introduction to Acting

    <p>Drop into our Intro to Beginners Acting Class, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course program</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2023-11-11 Sat 11 Nov 2023 2023-11-11
    1 session, 2 hours total
    10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00)
    Darlo Drama
    Darlo Drama
    $25 Limited inc GST / $20 / $21.30 / $22.50
    Beginner's Acting Trial Class: Introduction to Acting

    <p>Drop into our Intro to Beginners Acting Class, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course program</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2023-11-15 Wed 15 Nov 2023 2023-11-15
    1 session, 2 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00)
    Darlo Drama
    Darlo Drama
    $25 Limited inc GST / $20 / $21.30 / $22.50 / $25
    Beginner's Acting Trial Class: Introduction to Acting

    <p>Drop into our Intro to Beginners Acting Class, part of our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">Acting short course program</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2023-12-07 Thu 7 Dec 2023 2023-12-07
    1 session, 2 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00)
    Darlo Drama
    Darlo Drama
    $25 Limited inc GST / $20 / $21.30 / $22.50 / $25

    Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel with our comprehensive writing short courses online and in Sydney! There are many different approaches to plotting a novel, some writers find success by broad stroke planning with flexibility and revisions and others benefit from intricate planning before a word is written. Regardless of your chosen strategy, the end goal is always the same: to produce an organized manuscript with a logical beginning, middle,...

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    Creative Writing Course: Novel Planning

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel with our comprehensive <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short

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    2023-10-09 Mon 9 Oct 2023 - 2023-10-30 Mon 30 Oct 2023
    4 sessions, 10 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Shannon Curtis
    $270 Limited GST free / $216 / $229.50 / $243 / $270

    Improve your work skills by learning the skills of screenwriting and movie script writing with our writing short courses online and in Sydney! This online writing course will be delivered via Zoom with a small class group. Screenwriting is a discipline that requires creativity and imagination - if you can imagine a scene, you can write it. In this scriptwriting course, you will learn techniques for creating memorable scenes, developing character-based and plot-based stories,...

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    Creative Writing Course: Screenwriting

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning the skills of screenwriting and movie script writing with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing

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    2023-10-09 Mon 9 Oct 2023 - 2023-11-27 Mon 27 Nov 2023
    8 sessions, 16 hours total
    7pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Gabiann Marin
    $385 Limited GST free / $308 / $327.30 / $346.50 / $385
    This is a live online class, delivered via Zoom

    Learn the basics of improvisation with our acting short courses in Sydney! Think on your feet! Have fun and learn the fundamental skills and principles of improvisation, as seen on shows like “TheatreSports”, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, and “Thank God You're Here”. We always seek to create a playful and supportive, you-can-do-no-wrong environment in our classes. Our aim is always to coach our students to success. This is a fantastic course to build confidence, improve your...

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    Improvisation Classes for Beginners

    <p>Learn the basics of improvisation with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Think on your feet! Have

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    2023-10-10 Tue 10 Oct 2023 - 2023-11-21 Tue 21 Nov 2023
    7 sessions, 15.8 hours total
    6:30pm - 8:45pm (UTC+11:00)
    Darlo Drama
    Impro Australia
    $385 Limited inc GST / $308 / $327.30 / $346.50 / $385

    Improve your work skills by learning how to write a short story through our writing short courses online and in Sydney. What do Helen Garner, Tim Winton, and David Sedaris have in common? They have all written about small snippets from their life and turned their everyday stories into art. Join us for a one day workshop to learn how to embrace moments from life and spin them into a short story. You’ll consider themes such as your family, your most surprising day, your greatest life...

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    Creative Writing Course: Stories Short & True

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning how to write a short story through our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short courses</a> online

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    2023-10-21 Sat 21 Oct 2023 2023-10-21
    1 session, 6 hours total
    10am - 4pm (UTC+11:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Elizabeth Gascoigne Rosa
    $230 Limited inc GST / $184 / $195.50 / $207 / $230

    Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel through our comprehensive writing short courses online and in Sydney! The interactive live online novel writing course will be delivered via Zoom with a small class group. Writing a novel may seem like a tremendous task to undertake, but this practical novel writing course will give you a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of fiction novel writing, along with a writer's toolkit full of techniques...

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    Creative Writing Course: Novel Writing

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel through our comprehensive <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing

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    2023-11-06 Mon 6 Nov 2023 - 2023-12-11 Mon 11 Dec 2023
    6 sessions, 15 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Shannon Curtis
    $400 Limited GST free / $320 / $340 / $360 / $400
    This class will be offered live online via Zoom

    Learn how to write a memoir with our writing short courses in Sydney! Put simply, life experience, combined with a desire to write, qualifies you to tell your own story. Our experiences shape us and inform our world view, and nobody navigates life without struggle. Our personal circumstances, our observations of the world, and our personalities make us all unique individuals, and therefore the narratives of our lives are just as unique. We will read, discuss and be inspired by...

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    Creative Writing Course: Memoir & Life Writing

    <p>Learn how to write a memoir with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

    <p>Put simply, life experience,

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    2023-11-11 Sat 11 Nov 2023 2023-11-11
    1 session, 6 hours total
    9am - 3pm (UTC+11:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Keith Whelan
    $249 Limited inc GST / $199.20 / $211.70 / $224.10 / $249
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