“It’s All In The Writing”
Phil Mealey is the BAFTA award-winning writer and associate producer of British sitcoms The Royle Family, Early Doors and Sunshine.
Phil works alongside Schools, Community Groups and Educational Facilities to deliver in-depth presentations and workshops.
Appropriate for KS4, post 16 and Degree level students studying English, Drama, Creative Writing, Media Studies or Theatre Studies. With a selection of 4 bespoke 1-hour sessions and 1 exciting Q&A, Phil caters to a wide variety of learners from beginners to the most advanced students.
Providing a positive learning experience focused on educating in a fun and enjoyable way. Your students, budding writers, producers, storytellers and actors will learn while they laugh, retaining valuable knowledge in the process.
To find out more about the presentations offered below simply detail your requirements in the contact form provided.
Presentations
Personal
Phil gives us an insight into how he became passionate about writing and his journey from an ordinary working class background to becoming a BAFTA award winning writer.
Workshop
He creates and applies a practical framework where students are mentored in class to develop the first few pages of their brand new sitcom.
Narrative
Phil reveals his suggestions and the tips he uses to create interesting and compelling story lines.
Character & Dialogue
Participants are given advice on developing distinctive characters and exciting dialogue essential for good storytelling.
Q&A
Ask and Phil will tell all… well, nearly all…
More bespoke programmes can also be made available to best meet the needs of your students within the time they have available.
All sessions with Phil can be booked in session slots or as a full day, to suit your class or group schedule.
Rates
| Half Day (2 hours) | £399 |
| Full Day (4 hours recommended) | £699 |
| Travel Time (from South Manchester) | £60 p/h |
| Overnight Accommodation | Up to £150 maximum |
I can’t recommend Phil’s Workshop highly enough. Phil creates a great, fun and friendly environment and he gave us some priceless insights into his journey through the industry. He covers so many topics, from narrative to characters and dialogue, and the tips and suggestions he gives are invaluable. The 3 hours just seemed to fly by.
James Oates
ActUpNorth
Phil’s workshops are dynamic, funny, and visually stimulating. Working with Phil gave our students the opportunity to develop their own creative ideas under his expert supervision in a highly interactive setting. We look forward to having him back at The Arden and I couldn’t recommend him more highly for anyone else considering these highly engaging workshops.
Robert Owen
Director of Performing Arts and The Arden at UCEN Manchester
Great insight into Phil’s career and autobiography interspersed/punctuated with interesting facts, comedy moments and classics and character analysis. Delivered in a friendly personable manner, was humorous and inspirational but also professional. We were able to create our own characters with guidance from Phil who helped provide the stimuli. When we created our own material e.g., an intro to a script-or starter to a sketch, Phil was able to offer advice and support to further develop our ideas. As well as being an entertaining speaker he was also an encouraging mentor and adamant that anyone can do this.
Jane Philpott
Workshop Participant
I really enjoyed working in the comedy writing workshop as it showed me not to give up when you fail and if you keep trying, you’ll get success like winning a BAFTA
Student
Salford College
The session was really well presented to engage the students and inspire them through real life experience and stories. The students thoroughly enjoyed the time with Phil and learning about the process of writing comedy.
Lucy Huntbach
Head of Performing and Production Arts at The Pendleton School of Theatre
It was an absolute delight to have Phil come and talk to our students about his career and his experience in the media industry. Phil had so much good advice and knowledge to share and he does so in a way that is relatable and down to earth – and he’s also a bit funny as well! Phil was candid about the realities of working as a comedy writer and actor, which will be invaluable to our students, and they went away with many tips on how to get a break and sustain a career in the media industry.
Dr Tracy Crossley
Head of Performance at The University of Salford
Phil delivered a workshop on character development and narrative to our Year 12 Film Studies students. It was a really successful event and the students were creatively inspired, not just by the professional advice on screenwriting but by Phil sharing his experiences in the industry. Would definitely look to make this workshop a feature of our curriculum delivery! Excellent!
Leanne Brownbill
Associate Assistant Principal for Vocational Studies at Winstanley College
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