In any given improv scene improvisers will often stand about a few metres apart. They could be a couple who are in the first throws of passion, best friends consoling each other after a bereavement or a parent playing with their child, the one-two metre rule applies and it looks
Listening is one of the most important skills in improv, but a scene of two people politely listening to one another won’t be very interesting to watch. We don’t respond to information neutrally in the real world so why would our characters? This week we’ll be creating characters, checking in
Roll up, roll up, it’s time to get your improv action on! Welcome to our monthly “half drop-in, half show”, sticking you on a mini stage with everyone else, being loud and having fun doing improv stuff. The main difference from a weekly drop-in? It lasts longer, and you can drink
Whether you’re completely new to improv or you’ve been doing it for years, it’s always useful to spend some time working on those key ingredients that make for good performance. This week we’ll be focusing on listening, building on ideas, and not trying to be funny. Here’s an entirely unrelated
We’ve all been there – trying to be interesting when, whoops, you’re in the corporate rat race. In improv, it’s really easy to define everything in a scene with the words “thanks for coming, take a seat”. But then, there’s a little voice in your head that whispers, “whelp, I
This week we’re going to spend some time looking after ourselves. Often we worry so much about supporting our partner on stage that we forget to take some time to enjoy ourselves and have our own deal. This workshop will give you the chance to make some more “selfish” choices
BIG NOTE: we’re at Broadway Cinema throughout May & June! This week’s drop-in: Embracing the Silly Brought to you by Guy. In life, as well as in improv, its all too easy to take ourselves too seriously; I know I do. This drop-in is about learning how stop taking ourselves
BIG NOTE: we’re at Broadway Cinema throughout May & June! This week’s drop-in: Short, Medium, Long Brought to you by Emily. This workshop is all about scenes, scenes, scenes. We’ll be mixing it up by doing scenes that are super short, kinda normal length, and then a bit longer than
BIG NOTE: we’re at Broadway Cinema throughout May & June! This week’s drop-in: Standing, Sitting, Silliness Brought to you by Lee. It’s time to break the rules! This week Lee will be (metaphorically) putting red noses on your faces and constraints on your behaviour. Expect to say less, and do
A great actor can play anyone in any situation, but you don’t often see people lining up around the block to see the most critically adored actors. You usually see people lining up to see the stars with genuine charisma like Al Pacino, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, George Clooney, Will
HEADS UP! We are not at Malt Cross for the next few weeks as they’ve got a hideous flooding problem to resolve! Instead, we’re upstairs at The Castle pub this week. Plus there is no drop-in next week (25 April) – we’ll be sorting out some social fun instead. This week’s drop-in:
This week’s drop-in: Let’s Monologue Brought to you by Richard. “Alas, poor Yorick…” sure, that’s more of a soliloquy, but you get the idea. We use monologues in improv as the inspiration for different kinds of improv show, from the very brief personal glimpses at the beginning of the Smash
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