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
This is part two of Guy’s recounting of his emotional journey while taking in five weeks of improv training at iO in Chicago, check out week one here. Some readers might find this one a tough read, so note trigger warnings for being well outside your own comfort zone, trauma,
First of all, I really wasn’t sure about doing the whole blog thing in the first place… But I’ve committed to it and if the last week at iO has taught me anything it’s commitment! So here I am committing and writing a second instalment in the hope that for
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
As long as I’ve been doing improv I’ve wanted to go to Chicago. I think that’s pretty common amongst folks who make stuff up – eventually you wind up reading Truth in Comedy or finding YouTube sets by groups like The Reckoning or TJ & Dave and the pull towards
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
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
A post by the ever lovely (and terrifying in Shoot Out) Elliott Bower: Improv is Awesome Improv has always been fun to watch and do because quite simply it is off the cuff which is what life is: there’s no script for life. Nottingham’s premier Improv company MissImp have been progressively making
Three weeks ago MIssImp had the great fortune to spend time in workshops and show with the legendary Susan Messing, What fun. Lots of people have things to say about her, and the improv we did with her. This is the third post about our thoughts. Jamie Reblogged from: http://sevenism.tumblr.com/post/57708553531/some-writing-about-some-improv-stuff
Two weeks ago MIssImp had the great fortune to spend time in workshops and show with the legendary Susan Messing, What fun. Lots of people have things to say about her, and the improv we did with her. This is the second of a couple of posts about our thoughts.
Two weeks ago MIssImp had the great fortune to spend time in workshops and show with the legendary Susan Messing, What fun. Lots of people have things to say about her, and the improv we did with her. This is the first of a couple of posts about our thoughts.
A few weeks ago 2.8 Hours Later, the live zombie city game came to Nottingham and two of our performers, Cat and Marilyn took part – as zombie and survivor. They wrote about their horrific (awesome) experiences for Nottingham Live – see below… Cat the zombie I forget how I
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