For Halloween we are going to be putting the fun in “funerals”, the hilarious in horror and the merry in the macabre. All of tonight’s games and scenes take place within the horror genre, and as well as some good ‘scream’ fun, we are going to look at how we
It’s almost Halloweeny spookle-time, when the veil that separates us from the Otherworld is at its thinnest and things get strange… and with that spirit in mind we are going to aim for something a little bit different. You know that feeling you get sometimes in an improv jam, where
It’s time for a check-up! Does something feel a bit clunky ‘n’ creaky when you improvise? Are your justification joints seizing up? Do your support muscles need… well… supporting? WELL, FOR JUST A SINGLE, ONE-TIME, LOW LOW PRICE OF £5.00, ESTEEMED DOCTOR* LIAM J. WEBBER IS GOING TO TRY AND HELP!
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
One of the hardest parts of improv is being stood at the side of the stage, feeling the pressure to get on, but not seeing the chance to. This week we will get you leaping forward and jumping in, secure in the knowledge you’ll be supported once you do! This
When beginning improv it’s very easy to get lost in your head trying to pre-plan scenes. This is an understandable response to fear. One way of getting out of our heads is to walk into the scene with an emotion, activity, physicality, character or a relationship. Another is simply to
Sometimes we feel frantic in scenes when we feel the “need to be funny,” as if the success of the show rests on our shoulders. The reality is that you just need to throw all yourself into the small percentage of the show you have power over. The other 90%
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
Very often in improv we perform in studio theatre stages, with just the front of the stage open to the audience, with the performers enclosed on the other three sides. It’s not the only kind of performance space though, arena stages and theatres in the round place the audience all
This week is a very special musical drop-in led by Sam Marshall and Jack from Rhymes Against Humanity. The best improv happens when we feel vulnerable, and simultaneously have an absolute mega-ton of support from the other players working with us. Musical improv can seem like wizardry and make us
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
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