The philosopher Heraclitus described play as ‘the lightning-bolt which steers all things’. In this workshop, we will explore a brief history of ‘play’ techniques from Plato to punk, Winnicott and neuroscience’s brain plasticity research. We’ll take a look at the spontaneous framework we need to enhance a strong creative practice and learn about the ‘3-step creative thinking’ model. Together, we will write using open-ended spontaneous and creative techniques to unlock potential, remove writing blocks and produce inspiring and inventive work.
In this 2-hr Masterclass we will:
- Understand how ‘creative thinking’ works and how brilliant it is.
- Get to grips with our own experience of being ‘blocked’ or ‘creative’
- Practice writing exercises that generate imaginative and original material with ease
- Q+A with author, lecturer and clinical arts therapist, Susanna Crossman
This session welcomes beginners and experienced writers, poets, essayists, novelists, short story writers as well as teachers.
This event will be recorded for the purpose of sending to ticket holders who can’t make the event, and those who require the recording to meet their access needs. Tickets purchased after the event takes place will give access to the session recording until the 15th November, 2026.
You can purchase an individual £35 ticket for this event, or a combination ticket for £90, which includes Susanna’s upcoming sessions, at a discount:
- Thursday 5th November 2026 | 6-8 GMT| Creative Thinking and Writing Masterclass 2: Writing Using Visual, Musical and Drama Technique £35
- Thursday 26th November 2026 | 6-8 GMT | Creative Thinking and Writing Masterclass 3: Developing Your Brilliant Creative Thinking Writing Practice £35
