Going Solo – How to start writing a one person show Masterclass with Danusia Samal

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Written by Danusia Samal

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In an often underfunded industry, we are often encouraged to write person shows. But what does the format offer creatively? What are some traps to avoid? And how do we start writing? A session to discuss, share exercises and resources, and start writing. For performers / writers at any stage of the creative process.

Monday 27 October 2025, 19:00-21:30

This masterclass will take place online and participants will be sent a link ahead of the Masterclass.

If you have any access requirements, you can let us know by contacting filling out our Writer’s Programme Accessibility Form or contacting Theatre503 via our Writers’ Programme email, writersprogramme@theatre503.com or by calling 02079787040.

For further details of Theatre503 Accessibility, please visit the Access page of our website.

Thanks to our Share The Drama scheme, we want to make sure those of you who are struggling in the current climate can still take part in our Writers Programme. If you would like to book a Share The Drama bursary for the Writer’s Programme, please call our box office on 02079787040.

Danusia Samal

Danusia Samal is an actor, writer & jazz singer from London with numerous stage and screen credits. She wrote her first play ‘Busking It’, as a solo show inspired by her experiences as London Underground busker. In 2018 she won the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award for ‘Out of Sorts’, which was later shortlisted for the George Devine Award. Danusia’s Garage musical Bangers (which Danusia also starred in) sold out at Soho Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe, gaining 5 star reviews. Danusia is also a climate campaigner, founding the Green Rider to cut film and TV pollution. Screen Writing Credits include: Virdee (BBC) Gangs of London S2 & 3 (Sky); Bodies (Netflix). Theatre Writing Credits include: Saba’s Swim (NT Connections); Cinderella (Brixton House); Bangers (Soho/Cardboard Citz/Paines Plough); The Keyworker Cycles (Almeida); Out of Sorts (Theatre503); Busking It (Shoreditch Town Hall/HighTide).