This week’s drop-in: Nailed It Brought to you by Nick. This week we’re going to play a couple of classic improv short-form games like Whose Line, Genre Rollercoaster, Standing Sitting Leaning and Should Have Said. We’re only gonna play a few because we’re playing them to understand what makes them tick, and
This week’s drop-in: Playing Together Nicely Brought to you by Benedetta. Group scenes occur in all forms of improv, during drop-ins, shows and many formats, from the Harold to montages, but they can feel a little hit and miss sometimes. It an be hard to tell what makes the difference
This week’s drop-in: I’ve Got the Power! Brought to you by Emily. Character Status: this week we’ll be exploring using status to inject some dynamics into our scenes, characters, and games! From playing low status snivelling cowards to high status kings and queens, there are a million and one ways
This week’s drop-in: Hostage to Fortune Brought to you by Richard. The idea behind this week’s drop-in comes from a time when I was trying to do a walk on in The Vox Pops, and Ben stuck me in a chair and started cutting my hair… I just sat there
Nottingham Comedy Festival Funtimes This month’s Gorilla Burger is part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival, and is at The Lacehouse, rather than our usual venue. Celebrate this Thursday by trying something new! Gorilla Burger is our get up and try it night, where you (yes, you!) can be part of
This week’s drop-in: Practical Telepathy Brought to you by Lee. The best film, TV, and improv scenes are filled with subtlety and nuance. Unfortunately as improvisers we don’t have the luxury of reading the script beforehand to know what the other performer is communicating! This week we’ll be working on
This week’s drop-in: Character Charisma Brought to you by Elliott. **Please note the change of venue: we are back at the Malt Cross!** A great actor can play anyone in any situation, but you don’t often see people queuing round the block to see them. We’re usually drawn instead to
MISSIMP 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION JAM Nottingham’s homegrown improvised theatre company MissImp celebrates its twentieth year with a whole weekend of comedy entertainment! Featuring five shows across two venues, ranging from full musicals to lightning fast skits, plus two free workshops, it’s sure to be a birthday like no other! On
This week’s drop-in: Bonobo Sandwich Brought to you by Ben. **Please note the change of venue: we are back at the Malt Cross!** This week we have no Gorilla Burger because we have such a busy week following with a celebration jam and a bucket of shows. So this instead
We’re famous! Kinda… Check out this very nice interview with Hazel Ward in LeftLion (the Nottingham magazine of culture and cool stuff) about MissImp, our 20th Anniversary and the late night ramblings of people faced with questions: >> LeftLion interview While you’re there, you might also wanna take a peek
This week’s drop-in: Honey, I’m Home! Brought to you by Emily. **Please note the change of venue: we are back at the Malt Cross!** We’re back in our spiritual home, so it’s time to get positive! Sometimes in improv, it can feel easy to play scenes that are conflicts or
MISSIMP 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Nottingham’s homegrown improvised theatre company MissImp celebrates its twentieth year with a whole weekend of comedy entertainment! Featuring five shows across two venues, ranging from full musicals to lightning fast skits, plus two free workshops, it’s sure to be a birthday like no other! “HIGH ON
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During the coronavirus outbreak, MissImp has continued to offer entirely free online activities for our community, including commissioning an ongoing series of paid virtual drop-ins from improvisers around the world, fortnightly online Gorilla Burger shows and more. If you’d like to help us keep these activities going and keep our lights on we’d be immensely grateful. Together, we can get through this.
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