Write Your Solo Show Course (online)

What is it?

This is an 8-session, weekly writing class taught online via Zoom. Each session will tackle different approaches and styles to help you make* your solo show. You will be given homework assignments so that you are actively creating every week. Katy will give guidance and exercises and you will receive feedback from the class on the work you create. There is no prerequisite for this class, but any writing and/or improvisation experience will be useful.

*This is a writing course, though we will look at improvisation and devising as tools.

The class runs on Tuesdays 7-9pm UK-time for eight sessions:

3rd November
10th November
17th November
24th November 
1st December
8th December
15th December and showcase the SAME WEEK on Thursday 17th December

You will be sent a link and instructions on how to join the class both one week ahead and again on the day it begins. You can contact Katy here anytime beforehand: katy@katyschutte.co.uk

Who is this for?

People who wish to write a solo show. It doesn't matter if this is your first show or your tenth, this course is a way to keep you inspired, creating and accountable!

Topics include:

• How to start
• Discovering your show
• Autobiography
• Comedy
• Satire
• Devising
• Storytelling
• Show structures
• Development & rehearsal
• Practical stuff (when, where and how to perform)
• Personal feedback
• Scratch night

Week 7 will be split into 1:1 time slots where you will get personal feedback and discuss your work.

Week 8 will be a 'Scratch Night' where all are invited to share a part of their show (though there is no obligation to do so).

The class is limited to 14 participants.

1:1s are available as an add-on.

This is the twelfth iteration of this course. Many previous participants have gone on to produce their solo shows and/or make other work inspired by the course. 

Who is leading it?

Katy Schutte has written for many different platforms. She is a contributing writer for card game Cards Against Humanity, was resident songwriter for Sean and Robot's Comedy Circuit podcast on Fun Kids digital radio, co-writer of Beth's Legacy, an augmented reality story game for Storyfutures and CreativeXR and one of two writers for The Galaxicle Implosions, a semi-improvised virtual reality, live and streaming show with Flipside and Fandco. Katy wrote and starred in sit com web series Sideliners and screenplay Coming of (Middle) Age which both won numerous awards in 2022/23. She has written and performed in 5-star fringe shows including comedy musical Who Ya Gonna Call, folk horror Let's Summon Demons and storytelling stand-up show Schutte the Unromantic (Brighton Fringe Best Comedy Show Finalist, 2018). Her book, The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook is published by Nick Hern Books. Her acclaimed cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World ran for three weeks at Omnibus Theatre, London in 2024. The show was inspired by her artist residency with The Arctic Circle Project. She was recently chosen as part of the OKRE Laughing Matters Fellowship to develop a sitcom. Katy's playwriting practice is currently supported by Arts Council England.

Katy tours globally, teaching and performing improvisation.

Scholarships

There is no application needed for scholarships. Instead, take a look at the financial privilege diagram below. If the middle bottle describes your situation, then you are eligible for the half scholarship and if the bottle on the right is more accurate, you can take the full scholarship. Scholarship tickets unlock when enough full-price places have sold, so do check back if none are available, or email katy@katyschutte.co.uk.

Refunds are available in full until a month before the course starts, at which point you will only be refunded if your place can be filled.