“A Month of Sundays”
Short courses for Musical Theatre writers in the UK

“I believe that the musical theatre is the highest, the most expressive and the most imaginative form of theatre, and that a composer who has a talent and passion for the theatre can express himself completely in this branch of musical creativeness”    
Kurt Weill

For the first time ChrisGrady.org, in association with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, is establishing a short course programme in the UK to allow Musical Theatre writers – composers, lyricists and book writers - the space to reflect on, and play with, the basic building blocks of the form.

By themselves, and in “blind dates” with up to 16 other writers they will look at the book writers tools, the
lyric choices which can be made, the power and purpose of music, and the bits of business which anyone developing a work that is destined to reach the stage could benefit from knowing more of.

There are three courses, taking place in November 2008, February 2009 and May 2009. With each
course literally spanning “A Month of Sundays”, successful applicants will take part in five intensive all-day sessions starting with the first Saturday and Sunday of the month, and then for three Sundays after that
initial weekend.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.chrisgrady.org