CREATE YOUR OWN SELL-OUT SOLO PLAY
We train professional actors to monetise their talent at will by creating hit one-person shows.
CREATE
YOUR OWN
SELL-OUT
SOLO PLAY
We train professional actors to monetise their talent at will by creating hit one person shows.
300+
Sell-out solo play performances since 2017.
250+
5-star Edinburgh Fringe audience recommendations in 2023/24.
50+
Professional 5-star reviews for solo plays.
1000+
Our solo plays have been performed worldwide in venues with 1000+ capacity.
WELCOME TO SOLO THEATRE MASTERCLASS
AS A PROFESSIONAL ACTOR, DO YOU FIND YOURSELF...
• Struggling to find work that allows you to showcase yourself fully?
• Wasting time working day jobs when you’d rather be profiting from your own acting talent?
• Finding it impossible to turn that rough idea into a sellout solo show?
• Overwhelmed at the idea of creating a solo show on your own?
• Getting no recognition because you can’t showcase your talent?
• Landing jobs that don’t raise your profile leaving you back at square one when they end?
• Wasting all your energy auditioning for jobs you don’t even care about?
• Making solo theatre but can’t seem to make it profitable?
• Stuck working on other people’s low quality projects and getting little to no pay for them?
• Desperate to monetise your talent at will?
WE CAN HELP YOU...
✓ Create incredible one-person plays that will showcase your unique talent in the best possible light.
✓ Learn how to monetise your talent at will by building profitable one-person plays.
✓ Simplify the process of creating one-person plays whilst also raising the quality of them.
✓ Gain leverage in your career by building a following through performing one-person plays.
✓ Be more selective when choosing the acting jobs you want because you’re able to perform your own work regularly.
✓ Reach your full theatrical potential by channelling your energy into your own amazing work.
✓ Increase the profitability of your own solo work.
✓ Stop wasting time wondering how to start your solo play.
WORLD CLASS TRAINING AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE
We serve professional actors around the globe by offering online, in-person and hybrid training options.
A FOCUS ON SIMPLICITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
We break down the overwhelmingly daunting process of creating a solo play, setting clear, attainable milestones for our students.
A THRIVING COMMUNITY AWAITS
Join our vibrant network of clients and alumni, collaborating with peers to produce outstanding works.
Meet Your Teacher
David William Bryan
My Story…
For nearly a decade, I've been wholeheartedly committed to creating one-person plays. My first performance had two people in the audience (and they both worked in the venue). I’ve made every mistake in the book on my journey from struggling artist to selling out hundreds of shows in massive venues and opening my own training facility with the profits I’ve made. That’s why I’m so confident I can help you avoid the same mistakes and replicate my success for you in a fraction of the time.
My mission is very simple - to help as many professional actors as possible by creating the world’s best one-person play training. In 2022 I moved to Edinburgh so I could be at the centre of the world for solo theatre work.
If you think it’s not possible to make the exact work you want to make and be highly profitable in the process, you’re totally wrong. I’m living proof that you can build a life for yourself by executing in the correct way.
If you’re unsure about whether this is right for you or which course you should do, just click the button below and we’ll jump on a call. I’ll always be honest about whether this is good fit for you or not.
But why should you listen to me?
✓ 100% Specialised in solo theatre work for almost 10 years.
✓ Sold out hundreds of solo theatre performances across the UK and beyond.
✓ Multiple sell-out runs at The Pleasance during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
✓ Just finished another 27 show run in a 350-seat venue in Edinburgh.
✓ I produce, write and perform 100% original work from scratch and receive no funding.
✓ Accumulated over 50 professional five-star reviews for solo work.
✓ Taught at institutions such as: Stella Adler Studio, Drama Studio London, Actor's Centre, Actor’s Equity and Surviving Actors.
✓ Trained at the Stella Adler Studio from 2009-2012.
Need help deciding whether it’s right for you?
TESTIMONIALS
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“I'VE BEEN PROGRAMMING DAVID'S SHOWS SINCE 2018. FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO CREATE A SELL OUT SOLO SHOW (ESPECIALLY FOR EDINBURGH FRINGE), DOING A SOLO THEATRE MASTERCLASS COURSE IS AN ABSOLUTE NO-BRAINER."
Nic Connaughton
Head of Theatre
Pleasance, Edinburgh / London
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"DAVID'S BELIEF IN MY ABILITY TO WRITE AND PERFORM A ONE-PERSON PIECE COMPLETELY EMPOWERED ME TO DO SOMETHING I'D NEVER HAVE FELT BOLD ENOUGH TO TRY. HIS TEACHING IS INSPIRING AND TOTALLY PERSONAL."
Molly Lynch
West End Actor
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"BEING MENTORED BY DAVID CHANGED THE WAY I VIEWED THEATRE PRODUCTION. HIS TEACHING AND GUIDANCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SCALING OF MY PRODUCTIONS AND GROWTH OF MY PERSONAL BRAND."
Tom Foreman
Actor - Edinburgh Fringe solo play sell out 2024
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"DAVID IS A SUPREME WRITER, PRODUCER AND PERFORMER OF SOLO PLAYS. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS 30 YEARS BUT REALISE I COULD LEARN FROM HIM. FROM A GLIMMER OF AN IDEA TO SOLD OUT AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE, HE IS THE MASTER OF THE ART."
Pip Utton
Award-winning, solo theatre specialist and multi-year Edinburgh Fringe sell-out
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"I COULD NOT THINK OF A BETTER MENTOR AND TEACHER THAN DAVID. EVEN PRIOR TO OPENING SOLO, DAVID'S INFLUENCE ON MY CAREER HAS BEEN INTEGRAL, FROM HIS EXAMPLE THAT ONE MUST FORGE OUT ONE'S OWN PATH TO HIS SAGE PROBLEM-SOLVING. PERHAPS BEING PROACTIVE CANNOT BE TAUGHT, BUT THERE IS NOWHERE BETTER THE PROACTIVE PERFORMER COULD BE THAN WITH DAVID'S EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT."
Alice Gold
Actor
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"ASIDE FROM HIS MASTERFUL ABILITIES AS A WRITER AND PERFORMER, DAVID POSSESSES ONE OF THE MOST INCISIVE AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO CREATING COMMERCIALLY VIABLE THEATRE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. NOT ONLY DOES HE KNOW HOW TO WRITE A COMPELLING SHOW AND PERFORM IT TO THE HILT, HE KNOWS HOW TO SELL OUT A SEASON!"
Lloyd Allison-Young
Actor
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"BEFORE I MET DAVID, PUTTING ON A SHOW ENTIRELY BY MYSELF FELT LIKE AN UNACHIEVABLE DREAM. THEN I SAW AUDIENCES POURING IN TO WATCH HIM PERFORM. I FELT HIS SHEER DEDICATION TO HIS CRAFT AND I WAS COMPLETELY INSPIRED. DAVID'S EXPERIENCE AND PASSION FOR SOLO THEATRE IS UNPARALLELED - YOU SIMPLY COULDN'T FIND A BETTER PERSON TO TEACH YOU HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF."
Lucas English
Actor
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"QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE VERY FINEST TALENTS I HAVE TAUGHT AND I HAVE TAUGHT IN NEW YORK FOR ALMOST FORTY YEARS. IN ADDITION TO HIS TALENT AND HIS PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HE IS A FASCINATING AND CHARMING FRIEND.
James Tripp
Stella Adler Head of Acting Emeritus (in memoriam)
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR COURSES
✓ Expert guidance - Learn from a solo theatre specialist with a decade of experience.
✓ Solo play writing masterclasses - Learn how to create an incredible script for yourself.
✓ Exclusive scheduling and accountability tools - We simplify the process to achieve the highest quality results.
✓ Community access - Learn alongside fellow professional actors.
✓ Mentorship - Engage and learn from Solo Theatre Masterclass alumni.
✓ Edinburgh Fringe deep dives - Learn everything you need to know about performing your solo play at the world’s largest arts festival.
✓ Multiple formats - We provide material in video, written, audio and in-person formats to suit all preferred learning methods.
✓ Strategy sessions - Organise your short and long term goals to make the process as streamlined and effective as possible.
✓ Solo performance masterclasses - Build upon your acting training by delving into the specific techniques used in solo plays.
✓ Video analysis - We use footage from existing sell out solo plays to teach with clear examples.
✓ Community calls - We schedule regular calls with our community to provide maximum value to them.
✓ Mindset coaching - We prepare our clients for the unique challenges involved on solo performance.
✓ Solo theatre producing masterclasses - We make producing solo work stress free and super actor friendly.
Have any questions?
FAQs
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Of course. Just book in a free consultation. There’s a button right above this section to book in a time slot.
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Yes of course. Our community is online with optional in-person training options.
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No problem at all. We understand that there are unfamiliar elements when creating a one-person play for yourself. We'll guide you through in a simple and clear way.
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Our training is built on the assumption that someone has learnt to act. Think of this as a masterclass for professional actors.
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Not at all, our courses help actors at all stages of developing their shows.
Ready to get started?
SOLO THEATRE MASTERCLASS
SOLO THEATRE MASTERCLASS