MissImp in Action Friday January 27th

Jan 25

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We’re back!

Yes, it’s been ages since our last show at The Glee Club in November but IT IS ON! This Friday sees us return with a show packed full of improvised wonders – our trademark (accidentally typed ‘tardemark’ – speaks volumes) blend of classic games (anyone else love ‘Around The World in Really Bad Accents’?), crazy sketches and maybe one or two songs… We’ve missed it terribly and the team is raring to go – we bring you Lloydie, Geoff, David, Marilyn, Nick and not one, but two special guests – twice as special as simlarly special things.

We have the lovely Pete joining us again on keyboards (it’s his improvised music you can hear on Vicki and Mitch’s Love Ballad from November) and the very talented Klaus Peter on stage. He’s from Germany where he teaches and performs improv – like us, but in German. Amazing.

We are psyched. We hope you are too and it’ll be ace to see you on Friday.

See you there

Book ahead for discounts (it’s worth it now – £4.50 in advance online or £6 on the door. Students always get in for £3 because we love you, and you need more packets of noodles to survive than some of the rest of us) at Glee.co.uk. Doors open at 7.00, close at 7.15 and the show kicks off at 7.30.

Here are some lovely pictures from The Maze last week where we had a nice warm up for Glee. Thanks to Mark Windle and Nottingham Live for the shots!

 

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Welcome to MissImp!

MissImp is the Nottingham comedy scene’s improv group. We’re a monthly resident at The Glee Club and you can find us improvising wildly elsewhere too. Comedy improv is the fusion of sketch and theatre, with the script lying ignored on the floor. We’ll take you to places you’ve never been… they may only exist in the gap between your suggestion and the yawning emptiness between our ears. We’ll fill them with the weird and wonderful – characters of jabbering insanity driven by the random engines of improvisation.

Want to know more? Come to a show, or join us at a workshop or jam in Nottingham.
Check up on us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, follow the MissImp blog or listen to our improv podcast.

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The Anton Chekhov Jam Thursday 26th January

This week is a David jam:

A loaded gun must be fired…

… using what has been put forward in a scene to bring it to its logical (and funniest) conclusion.

7.30pm in the Blue Room. £3.

You can check out the jam and workshop schedule here: Jam and Worshop Schedule and the the upcoming shows here.

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Extra Jammy Thursday

Jan 18

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Thursday 19th January 2012… the day the jam, for one week only, gets a mini-extension.

Same £2 price… but an extra half hour of improvised daftness

This week’s jam is run by Lloydie.  It starts at 7.30 and there will be lots of chances to get up and do scenes with a variety of people.  There’s going to be a lot of “doing” this week.  Lots of it.

PLUS: From around 9pm, Pete will be joining us with his keyboard and we’ll be doing some improvised songs.  Now, some people get a bit “OMG” when we talk about improvising a song.  a) you will not be forced to sing (you can just watch this bit of the jam if you’d prefer) and b) it will be made as easy as possible.  Remember it’s improv so if you make a “mistake” it’s all part of the scene.

As a result of Pete joining us around 9pm, we’ll be extending the jam until 10pm.  If you’ve already made plans for after 9.30, that’s fine, there will be a space for a dignified exit.

So, in summary, lots of scenework, lots of support and a little bit of music too.  Now that’s the sort of jam Robertson’s would be proud of (hopefully).

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MissImp Podcast Episode 6: Character Choices

MissImp Podcast Episode 6: Character Choices

Jan 18

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Hello fine and dear listeners to the MissImp podcast. Episode 6 is now up and ready to feed into your ears via iTunes, this doohickey down here or your podcast listening thing of choice.

Listen to MissImpCast 6 here:

Or grab the RSS feed or download it from iTunes. We dazzle you with options!

This episode is the culmination of many conversations and thought spurts about how characters arise and get developed in improvised scenes. As ever Lloydie and Nick have different approaches and talk about how we think of character, and when (if ever) we make conscious choices on stage.

You’ll probably note much chatter is in the context of having just done the November Glee show – yep, this is yet another epically delayed upload. There’s also some talk of Lloydie’s January character workshop, which was lots of fun, but you can’t now come to unless you time travel.

Really, we ought to be talking about the giant funbag of shows and mini shows coming up for us – check out the Shows page for more details.

If you’d like to contribute thoughts, comments or ideas to the podcast, please comment wherever you read this or send us an email at missimpnottingham@gmail.com. You can send it in audio format if you like and we’ll play it and pretend we’re having a conversation.

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Nottingham Live – Fri 20th Jan @ The Maze

Nottingham Live – Fri 20th Jan @ The Maze

Jan 18

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MissImp are proud to be kicking off the upstairs  shenanigans at Nottingham Live’s music event at the Maze on Friday 20th January! We’re on at 7.30 before all the music goes boom! Yup, we’ll be splattering a tough 4 man team over the stage to warm you up to choons. You can get in and comfy from 7.00pm.

Nottingham Live have lined up a terrific night of local acts. It’s going to rock. Apparently Captain Pigheart will also be reading pirate stories somewhere in the evening.

Entry is £3 for comedy, music and a really chilled place to be.

19:30 – 1.00 Friday 20/01/12
The Maze: 257, Mansfield Road, NG1 3FT Nottingham, United Kingdom
Here’s some of the musical talent which follows:
And of course… MissImp

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