Welcome to the Monoscene (A taste of the fun session run by Llaura Hughes at the British Improv Project weekend in November) Have you ever wanted to just stay in one location, but were edited by others or the scene moved elsewhere? In the Monoscene format, we’ll use scene painting
A superb shortform extravaganza of high-energy playfulness!
This is our introduction to the wonderful world of improvised comedy theatre! Complete beginners are more that welcome – you don’t need experience in improv, acting, comedy, or performing! You don’t need to be “funny”, witty, or clever either – you just need to turn up ready to jump in
Starting with Status We’re kicking off the new year by going back to one of the Ur-texts and replicating some of Keith Johnstone’s status exercises from Impro (a book with a typo in the title!*) We’ll find out who our characters are by exploring their relationships to others, and how
Intro to Sketch Writing This six week course is a perfect introduction to sketch comedy, whether you have ever tried writing comedy before or not. As part of a fun supportive group of writers you will explore classic comedy sketches, discover what makes them work and create your own, brand
Let’s Get in Sync Connection with our scene partners is vital for effective improv. When we have it, everything seems easier, and it can feel like you’re all thinking along the same lines. Sometimes, however, we’re so busy in our own heads trying to think of exciting scene content that
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. the Improvised Star Wars Show creates a new episode of the epic saga based on audience suggestions. Jedi, ewoks, sad Stormtroopers… all this and more!
Joy from Specificity Improv Legend Susan Messing says “Names are important. We care about people whose names we know; we don’t give a shit about strangers.” So this week, we’re going to make sure we fill in as much detail as possible to ensure that we’re not strangers on stage.
Ya Gonna Do Some Scenes This week we’re doing scenes. I know: huge shock! What better way to prepare for the smorgasbord of improvised comedy coming across the next two weeks than to, y’know, do some of it ourselves. We’ll be refocusing on some essential principles such as agreement, who / what
You, Me & What’s In Between How do our characters relate to each other? Why can we get on stage and know from a single look that someone’s both our boss and we’re in trouble? These are character dynamics and are the focus of this weeks session. All the little
Search for the Werewolf Inside Yourself Monsters are people too, so let’s invite them out to play. In a vaguely Halloweenish way (though without challenging our neighbours for sweets) we’re going to play with being bad guys, monsters, unexpected heroes, and performing monstrous deeds with a twinkle in the eye.
Creating Unique Characters Come along to play a bunch of games and perform in some short scenes with the focus on creating unique characters. We’ll be working on breaking out of the comfort zone many of us find ourselves residing in, and unearthing some new and unexpected roles. A session
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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