Now superseded by this post here. Hi everyone! We’ve come up with a coronavirus policy, in the hopes we won’t need it, but so we’re prepared if we do! As you probably know, our government aren’t yet advising that people stop going out or that we stop organising events, and
Why are improvisers told to not ask questions? What’s wrong with questions? What do I do if I do ask a question? Will I get in trouble? Will my scene partner support me? What am I supposed to do instead? What do I do if I’m asked a question? Do
Improvisers and role-playing game (RPG) players share the same kind of geekdom: we both get our kicks from being characters and telling those characters stories. Whether you like a tight rules system with a dice roll for the amount of oxygen you take in, or a free form game where
Throw a ball into a group of young children and they will kick it, throw it and bounce it without hesitation. Throw a ball into a group of adults and they will look to you for instruction or permission. Have they forgotten how to play? No! Of course not! Play
Heads up – we’re back at the Malt Cross! Guessing games in improv are a tale as old as time – from Party Quirks to Let’s Make A Date guessing games were made famous on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and were an improv staple for many years. But they
This is part four of Guy’s recounting of his internal journey while taking in five weeks of improv training at iO in Chicago, check out week one, week two and week three here. Some readers might find these a tough read, so note trigger warnings for being well outside your
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
Here are some of my experiences training in workshops with Phillipe Gaulier over five days at Trestle Theatre in July 2019. I haven’t detailed every exercise, only significant events, so if it looks like I didn’t do much on some days, that is because the rest of the day didn’t
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
Turn Back the Clock The date was 1st January 2018. I’d just headed along to my first ever improv night at Nottingham Improv Comedy Experience, and to tell you the truth I was bricking it. I took part in as much of the night as I felt able to, and
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
Many a MissImper will talk of performing in London; a few even tell of training in the USA. However, it is rare for one to speak of improvising in Slovakia. And so it was that Orla and I found ourselves below ground in an office block in Bratislava. Dave and
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