Finish Your Solo Show
One-to-One Year-Long Mentorship with Haley

For the first time, I’m taking on a select few theatre artists for tailored, one-to-one support throughout the year as they bring their solo show over the finish line.

If you’re an actor, writer-performer or theatre maker who wants to create a solo show and you know you’d benefit from ongoing, highly personalised, dramaturgical and creative one-to-one support — from the early stages of development until it’s ready to meet an audience — this could be perfect for you.

I bring two decades of making solo theatre, including a Fringe First, a Dora Award, the Toronto Theatre Critics Award, and an Olivier nomination.

Only 2 spots available · Early Bird Deadline: 12 January, 2026.

What can you expect?

Whether your idea is in its early stages or you’ve been working on your show for a while but feel stuck, I’ll draw on my two decades of making and performing my own award-winning solo shows (and on having taught over 200 artists how to create theirs) to guide you through the process of creating a show you LOVE and are excited to share with the world.

My approach blends highly practical tools, tips, and techniques with the kind of emotional steadiness and encouragement (cheerleading!) that helps you quiet the inner critic (damn them!) and trust your instincts (they know better than anyone else). I’ll be there, inside the lonely process of creating a solo show, as your show unfolds.

This is an intimate, highly personalised process, and because of that I’m only taking on a couple of mentees, so your show will be front of mind for me.

You’ll receive:

• Dramaturgical feedback to help you shape, refine, and deepen your show at every stage.

• Clear next steps, so you’re never wondering what to do or where to go next.

• Fun, uplifting sessions and encouragement when the inner critic gets loud.

• A grounded, realistic plan that adapts as the work grows.

• Creative companionship — someone in it with you, consistently and wholeheartedly.

• A rhythm and process that is tailored to you and the natural unfolding of your show.

What will be possible for you by the end of this mentorship?

By the end of our year together, you will have:

• A finished solo show — something real, robust, and fully yours, ready to meet an audience.

• A clear sense of what to do next to give your show a long, healthy life.

• A genuine sense of accomplishment from completing a major creative undertaking.

• The confidence to take everything you’ve learned and apply it to all your future projects.

• A steadier relationship with your instincts, and a quieter, more manageable inner critic.

• A stronger artistic voice — not just for this show, but for the work you’ll make in the future.

• Excitement (not dread) about sharing your piece, knowing it can stand on its own.

And you’ll leave with momentum — the kind that carries you into the next phase of your artistic life.

What is the investment?

Early Bird (until 12 January): £3,000
Full Price (from 13-26 January): £3,400
(Approx. CAD $5,500–£6,250 depending on the exchange rate.)

Payment plans are available upon request. Payments begin in January, not December.

Beyond our four hours a month working together, you’ll need to be able to commit around 10 hours a month to work on your show.

What happens after you apply?

1. I’ll read your application personally.
   I want to understand you, your show, and where you’re at in your process.

2. If it feels like the right fit, I’ll invite you to a short Zoom chat.
   This not an audition — just a relaxed conversation to see whether working together makes sense.

3. You’ll hear back from me within two weeks of applying.
   I keep the process simple, transparent, and human.

4. If you’re offered a place, you’ll have a brief window to accept.
   Because this is a deeply personalised year-long commitment, I’m only taking on a couple of mentees.

5. We begin in January.
   Our first meeting will map out a realistic but ambitious plan for your year.