01 · UNDERSTAND THE AIM
Start with a conversation.
What are you trying to do with the play? What feels strong, uncertain or unfinished to you?
Script consultation and play development with Paul Minx
Let’s get your play into the best shape possible.
Thoughtful, practical support to help you see what your play is becoming, strengthen the next draft and decide what it needs to move towards the stage.
A playwright’s eye. A producer’s perspective.
Clear, constructive support for the play you want to write.
Paul Minx brings a playwright’s understanding of character, structure and voice together with practical experience producing his own work. He’ll help you identify what is already alive in the script, where it may be losing force, and what could make the next draft more compelling and stage-ready.
The work stays yours. The aim is not to impose a formula, but to give you a sharper view of the choices in front of you.
A flexible four-step process
From first conversation to next draft.
Each project is different. We’ll agree the focus together and adapt the process to what will best serve your play.
02 · READ THE SCRIPT
Look closely at the writing.
Explore character, structure, stakes, tone and the experience you want the audience to have.
03 · FIND THE NEXT DRAFT
Leave with clear choices.
Identify the questions and priorities that can help you make the next draft more focused and alive.
04 · CONSIDER THE STAGE
Plan a practical next step.
Where useful, discuss a reading or workshop, the scale of the production and possible routes forward.
Who this is for
Writers at a turning point in the work.
You may have a complete draft that needs a fresh, experienced response; a promising idea you’re ready to shape; or a play that has had readings but still needs a clearer path. A first conversation can help us decide whether Paul’s perspective is right for what you need.
Play development enquiry
Tell Paul about the play you’re working on.
Write to Paul Minx with a little about the play and the kind of support you’re looking for.
Interested in King William Productions’ own new plays? See A Perfect Divorce and Pisa.