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7:30pm» Improv Jam!- Time:
- 10:30am - 12:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- Your Sunday Musical joy ride is here! Two hours of improvising musicals with some of the most experienced teachers on the improv scene.
For an audience, it looks like a miracle, for the performer it feels like flying. Starting from a single word, you will be creating scenes that magically lead into complete songs!
During these drop in’s, you’ll be introduced to the core skills of melody and lyrics, rhyming and choruses, leading to the ability to create songs on any topic right there. In a supportive and nurturing environment, you’ll see how to fit songs into scenes and perform with flair and commitment.
This is a wide ability class, all welcome. Most importantly, there is no need to be able to sing!
When: Every first Sunday of the month, except October and April when it falls on the second Sunday of the month
Price: £25 or buy 4 sessions for £80 – booking recommended
- Time:
- 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Location:
- NR1 3RR
- Description:
- Drop in - Norwich
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Finally it is back!
Improv veteran Alan Marriott is once again running a weekly drop-in improv workshop!
This weekly three hour class covers all facets of improv theory and practice including blocking/acceptance and "yes-and" skills, character, status transaction, narrative and storytelling skills, plus every fourth week a class dedicated to musical improv skills.
Location: The Antelope
(The Upstairs "Gymnasuim" Room)
76 Mitcham Road, SW17
Fee: £20
Alan has been performing and teaching improv in North America and Europe for over 25 years, alongside improv legends such as Keith Johnstone, Colin Mochrie, Eddie Izzard, Tony Slattery, Steve Frost, Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt and Jeremy Hardy.
For more on Alan and his work, visit his website at https://www.alan-marriott.com/improv/
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Horse 122 - 124 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo London SE1 7RW
- Description:
- Share some of your best worst dating stories to inspire something even more embarrassing - long form improv.
And after that The Movie! See everything you'd expect from a movie improvised live on stage -- dramatic camera angles, tense editing, high-flying action sequences and tender denouement. Never-before-seen movies created from audience suggestions that span every era, every style, and every genre, but never with 3D glasses.
There will also be a jam if anyone in the audience feels the desire to participate.
FREE.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- 7pm - 9:30pm
12.50
Book online at www.hooplaimpro.com
A flexible weekly improv workshop, different topic every Monday including things like Back to Basics, Yes And, Listening, Agreement, Character and Storytelling.
We create a safe, fun, friendly and supportive environment where improvisers are free to play and be themselves.
Each session will start with some fun warm ups and core skills like Listening & Yes And before focussing on the week's main theme (different theme each week). In the second half there will be a mix of fun performance games, scenes, stories and improv formats. After that there is an optional social at the local pub. Most of all the focus will be on improvising in a fun and carefree way, and getting lots of practice in.
If you want to do a more thorough improv course take a look at our longer improv courses and also our longer weekend improv classes.
www.hooplaimpro.com
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- A level-3 Maydays Longform Improvised Comedy Course
A 6-week course exploring six longform formats, developing our own variations, and culminating in a showcase in Week 7.
*Entrance to this course is by application only* – Please apply with details of your improv experience, including any forms you have performed or studied. Apply via email to Jen at [email protected]
What can I expect?
- To learn and explore existing longform structures
- Exercises which serve to deepen the ensemble (team) dynamic
- A level of autonomy; you will be expected to come up with your own format variations
Formats will include a selection from:
Harold, Armando, La Ronde, Cat’s Cradle, Living Room, Pretty Flower, News Stories, Freeform, Game of the Show, Narrative (story), Chairs/Weir-Dasse.
Who is the course suitable for?
- Those with previous longform improvisation experience (Maydays level 2 or equivalent)
- Those who understand and use longform techniques, and are comfortable using edits, tag-outs, game of the scene, premise, scene painting, character and object work.
- Those wanting to explore and develop new longform formats
- Those keen to work with an open heart as part of a strong ensemble
The course will culminate in a showcase for family and friends on the 22nd July, 8pm at The Maydays Studio, Brighton.
When: 6 weeks on Monday nights from 11th June, to 16th July, 7 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £175.00
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount!
“Creative, funny, loving and supportive. All you ever need in life. The Maydays are all these and more. Jump into Improv with these guys. You’ll never regret a moment!”
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- St Andrews Church, on the corner of Finchley Road and Frognal Lane.
- Description:
- Description: We have been going for five years. Emphasis on doing as much scene work as possible. Mixture of games, scenes and longform.
No workshop on a bank holiday.
Cost: 7.00.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:15pm
- Location:
- Effra Social, 89 Effra Rd, Brixton, London SW2 1DF
- Description:
- Three top improv acts, plus YOU can play in two-person scenes and montages. Free show.
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:30pm
- Location:
- BHASVIC, 205 Dyke Road, Brighton & Hove
- Description:
- The Maydays 6-week Level 3 Musical Improv Comedy Course: Connect and Commit
Raise your game on this advanced musical improv course to push you out of your rhythmic and melodic ruts.
We’ll be looking at finding truth in song, the intensity of relationships that drives compelling music, and how to really use the stage with confidence. Recognise the versatility of your voice and find your way into stylistic new waters as you take your musical improv skills to the next level.
What can I expect?
- Vocal warm-up, breathe and stretch
- Group numbers, duets, solos
- Playing characters in different styles of scene
- Lots of personal feedback
- Fun times, emotional times
Who’s it for?
- Those with previous musical improv experience, Maydays level 2 or equivalent
- Those with a willingness to explore different emotions in song and scenes
- Those looking to boost their stage presence and explore their edge as an improviser
- Those who would like more personal feedback to raise their skill level
When: 6-weeks on Tuesday nights from 12th June to 17th July, 7pm-9.30pm
Where: BHASVIC, 205 Dyke Road, Brighton
Price: £195.00
Book before the 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
“It has a direct impact on my confidence on stage or at events – I now know that nothing can phase me. If I can make up a song on the spot about something I know nothing about it, what’s the worst that can happen when I’m presenting? Feels amazing having these skills in my toolbox.”
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High St, Camden Town, London
- Description:
- IMPRODYSSEY is an improvised comedy quest inspired by Lord of the Rings, the legends of King Arthur, and YOU. Your suggestions get the story going and help our heroes along the way. Whatever you choose, the adventure will be epic - and completely made up on the spot.
'A masterclass in improvisation' (The Open Door).
'The Parentheticals are huge fun' (London Pub Theatres).
£6. Part of Camden Fringe.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 88 Borough High Street, SE1
- Description:
- These drop-in classes are weekly non-narrative longform drop-ins focused on a range of fun yet practical exercises to get the best out of your scenes. The sessions are open to all levels and, in addition to Scenework Fundamentals will cover a wide range of longform skills such as creative edits, sound and movement, group games, initiating with premise, tackling longer scenes, physicality, matching energy, organic transitions, playing to the top of your intelligence And much much more.
10 a session
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- Longform improv is a big sprawling beast. From improvised genre pieces to sketch shows and classic forms like the Armando and Harold, it can be anything which isnt explicitly directed by someone onstage. It is an infinitely rewarding and complex artform that is growing at an exponential rate in the UK.
This drop in class delves into all of these lovely, complex, rich areas.
Everything is relevant, useful and fun!
Great longform means working with your team on a number of different levels filling scene after scene with interesting, fully-realised characters that care about each other while simultaneously (& largely wordlessly) shaping and directing the flow and structure of the larger show. Its about being writer and performer in the same moment, about playing as a team and making each other look good.
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
During these classes, you will explore a wide variety of techniques that can be used in any improvised show. These include:
Working together as a team
The importance of play
Building a world supporting from on and offstage
Common structural techniques such as edits, tags and transitions*
Applying these skills to classic improv forms such as the Armando and Harold
*Dont worry if this jargon means nothing to you. Thats what the course is for!
This class is suitable for those who have done some improv before and are comfortable playing a scene without any game structure. If you are unsure if this class is the right level for you, email [email protected] with a summary of your experience.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- St Columba Church Hall, Chantry Road, Birmingham, B13 8DJ
- Description:
- Box of Frogs Weekly Drop-In Session at the St. Columba Church Hall in Moseley, Birmingham, B13
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- Level 1 of The Maydays short form improvised comedy courses
Unleash your creative potential and increase your confidence with improvised comedy! Great for all levels and abilities, improv uses no scripts or prepared material. Comedy is created in the moment: a playful and liberating experience, which is both very funny and helpful for overcoming creative blocks.
What can I expect?
- Fun group warm-up games
- An introduction to the principles of improv (listening and saying yes)
- Practice of exercises in pairs and in groups
- An opportunity to play ‘Whose line is it anyway’ shortform improv games in front of the group
Who is this course suitable for?
- Adults aged 18 – 100.
- All levels and abilities. Beginners are very welcome.
- Stand-up comedians, anyone wanting to get into comedy for the first time.
- Any human wishing to try improv for the first time or needing a refresher.
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
When: 6 weeks on Tuesday nights from 12th June to 17th July, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £150.00
‘It’s the bravest, most fun and impactful course I’ve ever done!’
- Time:
- 8:10pm - 10:10pm
- Location:
- The Top Secret Comedy Club 38 King Street, WC2E 8JT London
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 0 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Join Shoot From The Hip! for their long-running weekly residency at Covent Garden's prestigious Top Secret Comedy Club - and, as always, it's FREE!
Never the same show twice, everything Shoot From The Hip! perform on stage is completely unrehearsed, unpredictable and unforgettable. You choose the scenes, you give the locations... no script - no limits!
So bring anyone and everyone with you for a 100% FREE night of improvised chuckles right in the heart of London's West End at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden! Recommended by the fine folks at The Metro and Londonist, and featured in TNT Magazine.
Theyre brilliantOne to watch! - Charlene White, ITV
"Extremely funny...Comedy doesn't get better than this" - N16 Magazine
Great improv team - Jimmy Akingbola, BBCs Rev
Pretty awesome guys - Chizzy Akudolu, BBCs Holby City
"Great improv" - Vanessa Fraction, Def Comedy Jam
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8.15pm. Be there for 8 to guarantee entry!
Cheap drinks (from 1.50!) + free laughs = good times. BE THERE!
www.shootfromthehipcomedy.co.uk
@ShootImpro
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High St, Camden Town, London
- Description:
- IMPRODYSSEY is an improvised comedy quest inspired by Lord of the Rings, the legends of King Arthur, and YOU. Your suggestions get the story going and help our heroes along the way. Whatever you choose, the adventure will be epic - and completely made up on the spot.
'A masterclass in improvisation' (The Open Door).
'The Parentheticals are huge fun' (London Pub Theatres).
£6. Part of Camden Fringe.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 81 Renshaw, Liverpool L1 2SJ
- Description:
- Impropriety run regular workshops every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Whether you've done it loads, done it a little or done it never at all ever before we can guarantee that you will laugh a lot and discover bits of your brain you didn't even know were there!
4 for 2 hours of made up magic
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- Level 1 of The Maydays longform improvised comedy courses
A 6-week introduction to longform improvisation. The Maydays teach you techniques to create whole improvised from a simple one-word suggestion, a monologue, or a newspaper article.
What can I expect?
- Group warm-up activities and ensemble building exercises
- An introduction to the principles of longform improv (e.g scene work, edits, monologues)
- Practice of exercises in pairs and in groups
- An opportunity to create longer improvised pieces (e.g Montages, Armando)
Who is this course suitable for?
- Adults aged 18 – 100
- All levels and abilities
- Those interested in a more fluid and theatrical style of improvisation (less comedy and game based)
- Actors and writers who wish to have a better understanding of how they can use improvisation in their craft.
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
When: 6 weeks on Wednesday nights from 13th June to 18th July, 7 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £175.00
‘I didn’t expect to find a space of such unbounded support, joy, creativity, humour and, along with all of it, a veritable cornucopia of transferable skills to cover all aspects of life, personal and professional’
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High St, Camden Town, London
- Description:
- IMPRODYSSEY is an improvised comedy quest inspired by Lord of the Rings, the legends of King Arthur, and YOU. Your suggestions get the story going and help our heroes along the way. Whatever you choose, the adventure will be epic - and completely made up on the spot.
'A masterclass in improvisation' (The Open Door).
'The Parentheticals are huge fun' (London Pub Theatres).
£6. Part of Camden Fringe.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Theatre, 2, Finsbury Avenue (via Whitecross place) London EC2M 2PP
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- A hybrid improv jam/show like no other!
Its part jam, part workshop and part show. Each week we welcome three acts, some of whom are newer to improv or trying something new, and anyone can play in our three specially curated jam sessions that help bring out the best of everyone. Each jam section has its own distinct feel, including our patented concept jam where you get to flex improv muscles you didnt even know you had.
Want to jam at #TNL? Click on our website to check out the dates for this seasons upcoming shows! Want to bring your team to play at #TNL? Applications are open for our Autumn season; apply on our website!
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Dalston's Comedy Basement @ Lift 574, Kingsland Rd, E8 4AR
- Description:
- You create the characters - we kill them! A brand new murder mystery comedy is improvised at each show - with adventure, intrigue & romance thrown in along with audience interaction, short-form games & lots of surprises. Extremely surreal. It's the first Thursday of each month at a very cool venue, and it's 3 on the door. We'd love you to be there.
**** - "Unique concept, GREAT deadpan humour" - Everything Theatre
"Detective Genius" - The Flaneur
"Remarkable creativity" - Everything Theatre
"The fun comes from watching the journey unfold" - Views from the Gods
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- The Maydays drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
Price: £12
Ways to pay:
1. Pre-book and guarantee yourself a place at drop-in as classes are limited to just 16 per drop-in. You’ll receive a loyalty card when you pre-book and your 7th drop-in will be FREE!
2. Pay on the door if we have any spaces left
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. Please make sure the correct date is selected once you follow the booking link, as refunds are ONLY issued if the class is cancelled
2. If you reserve a place for drop-in and do not show up, this will count as a used session and be taken off your bulk buy card the next time you join us
PLEASE NOTE: Booking your drop-in place is highly recommended, as we’re often full and have now capped these sessions to 16 attendees. You can still turn up and pay on the door if we have room, but if we have to turn you away, please don’t be offended! For those who still have our old bulk buy cards, you can RESERVE your spot on a specific drop-in session, by following the booking link and entering the password – RESERVE MY SPOT (case sensitive). You will need to have your bulk buy card with you to gain entry.
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton
- Description:
- Confessions takes audience stories and secrets written down before the show starts and turns them into songs, sketches and beguiling stories. Expect, secrets, lies and guilt.
The Maydays will also be joined by guest improv superstars to get your laughing gear in order!
***** "The Maydays are a troupe to watch out for if you love daring improvisational comedy" Latest7
**** "The Maydays combine the feel of a late-night game of truth or dare with anarchic improvised comedy" BroadwayBaby
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 11:30am - 5:00pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- A different theme every Saturday including things like Beginners Improv, Character, Scenes, Narrative, Long-Form and more.
Hoopla offer one of the most fun, friendly, sociable and stress-free environments to learn improvisation in the UK. Hoopla create a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere in workshops where people are free to play and be themselves.
Time: 11:30am - 5pm.
Price: 25.
Maximum Class Size: 14.
Details and booking at www.hooplaimpro.com.
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 8:30pm - 10:45pm
- Location:
- The Criterion, 44 Millstone Lane, Leicester, LE1 5JN
- Description:
- The Same Faces are a Leicester-based improvised comedy group.
TOM YOUNG, MIKE BROWN and ALLAN SMITH will be joined by their talented friends from across the country, as we provide you with some top quality, hilarious improv.
As usual, we're at The Criterion - the Best Small Venue for Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival 2013!
The venue will also be serving their fantastic stone-baked pizzas.
Entry is JUST 4, payable on the door.
DOORS OPEN AT 8PM
Our Leicester gigs are always on the first Saturday of each month, so if you can't make this one, look out for the next - same time; same place.
You can find details about all our shows on our facebook page, and you can also follow us on twitter: @TheSameFaces
- Time:
- 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Location:
- NR1 3RR
- Description:
- Drop in - Norwich
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Finally it is back!
Improv veteran Alan Marriott is once again running a weekly drop-in improv workshop!
This weekly three hour class covers all facets of improv theory and practice including blocking/acceptance and "yes-and" skills, character, status transaction, narrative and storytelling skills, plus every fourth week a class dedicated to musical improv skills.
Location: The Antelope
(The Upstairs "Gymnasuim" Room)
76 Mitcham Road, SW17
Fee: £20
Alan has been performing and teaching improv in North America and Europe for over 25 years, alongside improv legends such as Keith Johnstone, Colin Mochrie, Eddie Izzard, Tony Slattery, Steve Frost, Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt and Jeremy Hardy.
For more on Alan and his work, visit his website at https://www.alan-marriott.com/improv/
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- 31-35 Coate Street, E2 9AG, London, United Kingdom
- Description:
- This improvisation show is free in every sense of the word and open to people of any experience, included non at all. We will be celebrating collective courage and love of the game in an open stage succession of improvised scenes with interlaced improvised music.
The way it works:
Everyone puts their name in the hat. The host pulls two names out. Those two people get up on stage. If they want, they can choose a suggestion offered by the audience or they can go dry. Lights go out. A Beat. Lights go up. The play begins, then unfolds through a series of offers and responses. Three minutes - lights out. Scene over. New names. New scene. And so on.
You can speak. Or not.
You can dance. Or not.
You can make music. Or not.
You can clown. Or not.
The choices are ALL yours.
Your duties:
Accept all offers, respect your partner and make them look good; choose transformation over ego; contributing and letting go of control over outcomes.
Your bill of rights:
Freedom to flail.
The world trains us to be so structured in our thinking that many people feel extremely uncomfortable and self-conscious in any situation that might remotely involve "flailing." And yet the creative mind revels in flailing, as long as we can stay with it long enough to have some fun.
Freedom to fail.
With the non-stop demand and competition of the Age of Complexity we are under constant pressure to perform. In feeling the freedom to fail, we learn to flow with it as part of the creative process.
Freedom to Flop.
To find a place in life where it is okay to look hapless, have a brain freeze and then just move on is an amazing thing. This is the closest we can get to full-on acceptance of our flawed self because it happens in front of a group of people who will applaud the effort. And who want your support when it happens to them.
Freedom To Flounder.
It feels natural to follow the familiar, and to go in new directions feels wrong, fearful, even shame-inducing. So we flounder in order to break things up. We learn to tolerate the discomfort through the group's acceptance. We discover the scene by being in it, just as we are. Just as we discover the gifts hidden within mistakes and missteps by accepting and mining them for meaning.
The people who show up will remind you that showing up in life is a creative choice. They will be grateful for your openness and humanity. They will thank you for playing.
Every second Friday of the month at the Sebright Arms. Your two minutes of love and fame.
Most of the above was authored by Jude Treder-Wolff
you can find it and more in her blog:
livesinprogressnewsletter.blogspot.com
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:30pm
- Location:
- the Dog House Pub
- Description:
- At the Doghouse Bar
a free, safe and exciting space where you can Come down and watch, or hop up and play a game or two if you're an improviser. See you there!
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Horse 122 - 124 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo London SE1 7RW
- Description:
- Share some of your best worst dating stories to inspire something even more embarrassing - long form improv.
And after that The Movie! See everything you'd expect from a movie improvised live on stage -- dramatic camera angles, tense editing, high-flying action sequences and tender denouement. Never-before-seen movies created from audience suggestions that span every era, every style, and every genre, but never with 3D glasses.
There will also be a jam if anyone in the audience feels the desire to participate.
FREE.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- 7pm - 9:30pm
12.50
Book online at www.hooplaimpro.com
A flexible weekly improv workshop, different topic every Monday including things like Back to Basics, Yes And, Listening, Agreement, Character and Storytelling.
We create a safe, fun, friendly and supportive environment where improvisers are free to play and be themselves.
Each session will start with some fun warm ups and core skills like Listening & Yes And before focussing on the week's main theme (different theme each week). In the second half there will be a mix of fun performance games, scenes, stories and improv formats. After that there is an optional social at the local pub. Most of all the focus will be on improvising in a fun and carefree way, and getting lots of practice in.
If you want to do a more thorough improv course take a look at our longer improv courses and also our longer weekend improv classes.
www.hooplaimpro.com
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- A level-3 Maydays Longform Improvised Comedy Course
A 6-week course exploring six longform formats, developing our own variations, and culminating in a showcase in Week 7.
*Entrance to this course is by application only* – Please apply with details of your improv experience, including any forms you have performed or studied. Apply via email to Jen at [email protected]
What can I expect?
- To learn and explore existing longform structures
- Exercises which serve to deepen the ensemble (team) dynamic
- A level of autonomy; you will be expected to come up with your own format variations
Formats will include a selection from:
Harold, Armando, La Ronde, Cat’s Cradle, Living Room, Pretty Flower, News Stories, Freeform, Game of the Show, Narrative (story), Chairs/Weir-Dasse.
Who is the course suitable for?
- Those with previous longform improvisation experience (Maydays level 2 or equivalent)
- Those who understand and use longform techniques, and are comfortable using edits, tag-outs, game of the scene, premise, scene painting, character and object work.
- Those wanting to explore and develop new longform formats
- Those keen to work with an open heart as part of a strong ensemble
The course will culminate in a showcase for family and friends on the 22nd July, 8pm at The Maydays Studio, Brighton.
When: 6 weeks on Monday nights from 11th June, to 16th July, 7 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £175.00
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount!
“Creative, funny, loving and supportive. All you ever need in life. The Maydays are all these and more. Jump into Improv with these guys. You’ll never regret a moment!”
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- St Andrews Church, on the corner of Finchley Road and Frognal Lane.
- Description:
- Description: We have been going for five years. Emphasis on doing as much scene work as possible. Mixture of games, scenes and longform.
No workshop on a bank holiday.
Cost: 7.00.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:15pm
- Location:
- Effra Social, 89 Effra Rd, Brixton, London SW2 1DF
- Description:
- Three top improv acts, plus YOU can play in two-person scenes and montages. Free show.
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:30pm
- Location:
- BHASVIC, 205 Dyke Road, Brighton & Hove
- Description:
- The Maydays 6-week Level 3 Musical Improv Comedy Course: Connect and Commit
Raise your game on this advanced musical improv course to push you out of your rhythmic and melodic ruts.
We’ll be looking at finding truth in song, the intensity of relationships that drives compelling music, and how to really use the stage with confidence. Recognise the versatility of your voice and find your way into stylistic new waters as you take your musical improv skills to the next level.
What can I expect?
- Vocal warm-up, breathe and stretch
- Group numbers, duets, solos
- Playing characters in different styles of scene
- Lots of personal feedback
- Fun times, emotional times
Who’s it for?
- Those with previous musical improv experience, Maydays level 2 or equivalent
- Those with a willingness to explore different emotions in song and scenes
- Those looking to boost their stage presence and explore their edge as an improviser
- Those who would like more personal feedback to raise their skill level
When: 6-weeks on Tuesday nights from 12th June to 17th July, 7pm-9.30pm
Where: BHASVIC, 205 Dyke Road, Brighton
Price: £195.00
Book before the 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
“It has a direct impact on my confidence on stage or at events – I now know that nothing can phase me. If I can make up a song on the spot about something I know nothing about it, what’s the worst that can happen when I’m presenting? Feels amazing having these skills in my toolbox.”
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 88 Borough High Street, SE1
- Description:
- These drop-in classes are weekly non-narrative longform drop-ins focused on a range of fun yet practical exercises to get the best out of your scenes. The sessions are open to all levels and, in addition to Scenework Fundamentals will cover a wide range of longform skills such as creative edits, sound and movement, group games, initiating with premise, tackling longer scenes, physicality, matching energy, organic transitions, playing to the top of your intelligence And much much more.
10 a session
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- Longform improv is a big sprawling beast. From improvised genre pieces to sketch shows and classic forms like the Armando and Harold, it can be anything which isnt explicitly directed by someone onstage. It is an infinitely rewarding and complex artform that is growing at an exponential rate in the UK.
This drop in class delves into all of these lovely, complex, rich areas.
Everything is relevant, useful and fun!
Great longform means working with your team on a number of different levels filling scene after scene with interesting, fully-realised characters that care about each other while simultaneously (& largely wordlessly) shaping and directing the flow and structure of the larger show. Its about being writer and performer in the same moment, about playing as a team and making each other look good.
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
During these classes, you will explore a wide variety of techniques that can be used in any improvised show. These include:
Working together as a team
The importance of play
Building a world supporting from on and offstage
Common structural techniques such as edits, tags and transitions*
Applying these skills to classic improv forms such as the Armando and Harold
*Dont worry if this jargon means nothing to you. Thats what the course is for!
This class is suitable for those who have done some improv before and are comfortable playing a scene without any game structure. If you are unsure if this class is the right level for you, email [email protected] with a summary of your experience.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- St Columba Church Hall, Chantry Road, Birmingham, B13 8DJ
- Description:
- Box of Frogs Weekly Drop-In Session at the St. Columba Church Hall in Moseley, Birmingham, B13
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- Level 1 of The Maydays short form improvised comedy courses
Unleash your creative potential and increase your confidence with improvised comedy! Great for all levels and abilities, improv uses no scripts or prepared material. Comedy is created in the moment: a playful and liberating experience, which is both very funny and helpful for overcoming creative blocks.
What can I expect?
- Fun group warm-up games
- An introduction to the principles of improv (listening and saying yes)
- Practice of exercises in pairs and in groups
- An opportunity to play ‘Whose line is it anyway’ shortform improv games in front of the group
Who is this course suitable for?
- Adults aged 18 – 100.
- All levels and abilities. Beginners are very welcome.
- Stand-up comedians, anyone wanting to get into comedy for the first time.
- Any human wishing to try improv for the first time or needing a refresher.
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
When: 6 weeks on Tuesday nights from 12th June to 17th July, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £150.00
‘It’s the bravest, most fun and impactful course I’ve ever done!’
- Time:
- 8:10pm - 10:10pm
- Location:
- The Top Secret Comedy Club 38 King Street, WC2E 8JT London
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 0 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Join Shoot From The Hip! for their long-running weekly residency at Covent Garden's prestigious Top Secret Comedy Club - and, as always, it's FREE!
Never the same show twice, everything Shoot From The Hip! perform on stage is completely unrehearsed, unpredictable and unforgettable. You choose the scenes, you give the locations... no script - no limits!
So bring anyone and everyone with you for a 100% FREE night of improvised chuckles right in the heart of London's West End at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden! Recommended by the fine folks at The Metro and Londonist, and featured in TNT Magazine.
Theyre brilliantOne to watch! - Charlene White, ITV
"Extremely funny...Comedy doesn't get better than this" - N16 Magazine
Great improv team - Jimmy Akingbola, BBCs Rev
Pretty awesome guys - Chizzy Akudolu, BBCs Holby City
"Great improv" - Vanessa Fraction, Def Comedy Jam
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8.15pm. Be there for 8 to guarantee entry!
Cheap drinks (from 1.50!) + free laughs = good times. BE THERE!
www.shootfromthehipcomedy.co.uk
@ShootImpro
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 81 Renshaw, Liverpool L1 2SJ
- Description:
- Impropriety run regular workshops every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Whether you've done it loads, done it a little or done it never at all ever before we can guarantee that you will laugh a lot and discover bits of your brain you didn't even know were there!
4 for 2 hours of made up magic
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- Level 1 of The Maydays longform improvised comedy courses
A 6-week introduction to longform improvisation. The Maydays teach you techniques to create whole improvised from a simple one-word suggestion, a monologue, or a newspaper article.
What can I expect?
- Group warm-up activities and ensemble building exercises
- An introduction to the principles of longform improv (e.g scene work, edits, monologues)
- Practice of exercises in pairs and in groups
- An opportunity to create longer improvised pieces (e.g Montages, Armando)
Who is this course suitable for?
- Adults aged 18 – 100
- All levels and abilities
- Those interested in a more fluid and theatrical style of improvisation (less comedy and game based)
- Actors and writers who wish to have a better understanding of how they can use improvisation in their craft.
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
When: 6 weeks on Wednesday nights from 13th June to 18th July, 7 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £175.00
‘I didn’t expect to find a space of such unbounded support, joy, creativity, humour and, along with all of it, a veritable cornucopia of transferable skills to cover all aspects of life, personal and professional’
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Theatre, 2, Finsbury Avenue (via Whitecross place) London EC2M 2PP
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- A hybrid improv jam/show like no other!
Its part jam, part workshop and part show. Each week we welcome three acts, some of whom are newer to improv or trying something new, and anyone can play in our three specially curated jam sessions that help bring out the best of everyone. Each jam section has its own distinct feel, including our patented concept jam where you get to flex improv muscles you didnt even know you had.
Want to jam at #TNL? Click on our website to check out the dates for this seasons upcoming shows! Want to bring your team to play at #TNL? Applications are open for our Autumn season; apply on our website!
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- The Maydays drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
Price: £12
Ways to pay:
1. Pre-book and guarantee yourself a place at drop-in as classes are limited to just 16 per drop-in. You’ll receive a loyalty card when you pre-book and your 7th drop-in will be FREE!
2. Pay on the door if we have any spaces left
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. Please make sure the correct date is selected once you follow the booking link, as refunds are ONLY issued if the class is cancelled
2. If you reserve a place for drop-in and do not show up, this will count as a used session and be taken off your bulk buy card the next time you join us
PLEASE NOTE: Booking your drop-in place is highly recommended, as we’re often full and have now capped these sessions to 16 attendees. You can still turn up and pay on the door if we have room, but if we have to turn you away, please don’t be offended! For those who still have our old bulk buy cards, you can RESERVE your spot on a specific drop-in session, by following the booking link and entering the password – RESERVE MY SPOT (case sensitive). You will need to have your bulk buy card with you to gain entry.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:15pm
- Location:
- The Star of Kings, 126 York Way, Kings Cross, London N1 0AX
- Description:
- Bracket Racket is a fun and funny night hosted by The Parentheticals. There's two top guest acts, an epic improvised quest from us, plus a competitive jam where the winner gets [a picture with] a Golden Tennis Racket. Free show.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Jolly Hockey Masks! July's Grand Theft Impro and Enemies is on... Friday the 13th...
...and is jam-packed - or, some might say, cursed - with an insane - some might say, criminally insane - amount of jam - or, as some might say, impro talent.
Friday July 13 2018
8.00pm (doors 7.30pm.)
The Miller,
96 Snowsfields,
London SE1 3SS.
www.hooplaimpro.com
Buoyed by the success of the inaugural - and so far, only - performance of their two-man Twilight Zone episode back in May, Alan Marriott and Phil Whelans, will steadfastly ignore the sinister portents suggested by the date of this show and, by way of ringing Fate's doorbell and running away, despite the fact that Fate has CCTV, they'll be doing it again.
Alan Marriott – founder of Grand Theft Impro, Alan is a voice-over... well, I'll say it... maestro; credits include Bob the Builder, Vampires, Pirates and Aliens, Anthony Ant, Lego Nexo Knights, Lego Star Wars and My Little Pony. Alan is currently the voice of Grand Sensei Dareth in Lego Ninjago. He was in The Reduced Shakespeare Company, brought Theatresports to London and devised or co-devised Hamlet Improvised, The Impro Musical, Impropera and Will Shakespeare's Impro Musical.
Phil Whelans - writer and performer of his own Radio 4 sitcom, My First Planet, founder member of Pros from Dover - with whom he did two series of Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage. Phil has worked with everyone from Joan Rivers to Basil Brush, Al Gore to Brian Conley, Robin Williams to Giles Brandreth. Phil has been in It's Kevin, Brasseye, Preston Front and a number of unsuccessful radio and TV impro pilots. He has appeared in Showstopper: the Improvised Musical and is a Monkey Toast player.
Phil and Alan will be accompanied by Sandra-Mae Luykx.
Then Sally Hodgkiss and Alexander Fox will perform a set of two-human impro
Sally Hodgkiss studied with IO, UCB, and the Annoyance amongst others. Theatre credits include: Sparks (Old Red Lion), The Funfair (HOME), Hobson’s Choice (Sheffield Crucible), The Queen of the North (Bolton Octagon), Plain Jane (Manchester Royal Exchange), A Wondrous Place (Manchester Royal Exchange/Sheffield Crucible), Dinosaur (The Arcola), Northern Spirit (Northern Stage). Film credits include: The Black Dog, Speechless. Improv credits include: The Science of Living Things, Catch 23 and The Playground.
Alexander Fox began writing and performing comedy whilst a student at Oxford, where he was in both the Oxford Imps and the Oxford Revue. He has trained with iO Theatre (Chicago), UCB Theatre (New York) and Second City. Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film will be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for a fourth successive year in 2018 and, in, 2017, he made his 2017 solo debut with Ringo – described as “Whiplash meets Yellow Submarine.” He was previously in sketch comedy troupe The Awkward Silence. He describes his next solo show as “Whiplash meets The Graduate.”
And finally, Grand Theft Impro will perform a set featuring our special guest, Oliver Senton.
Oliver Senton has been a member of the Olivier award-winning Showstopper team and a bardic extemporiser with the School of Night. He's done lots of theatre, TV and film, he's been in the RSC, was the lead in the late, great Ken Campbell's The Warp, he spent a year in the West End starring in Mama Mia and featured in BBC Radio 4's sketch show, Trodd en Bratt's Well Done You.
Coming to this show may not placate Lady Luck and prevent her dropping your phone down the toilet or emptying your bank account, but what better way to spend an evening before a safe falls on you?
Music will be provided by the wonderful Tom Hodge. Tom has played for GTI, Music Box, Notflix, Monkey Toast, Seance Fiction and countless other impro juggernauts.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 11:30am - 5:00pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- A different theme every Saturday including things like Beginners Improv, Character, Scenes, Narrative, Long-Form and more.
Hoopla offer one of the most fun, friendly, sociable and stress-free environments to learn improvisation in the UK. Hoopla create a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere in workshops where people are free to play and be themselves.
Time: 11:30am - 5pm.
Price: 25.
Maximum Class Size: 14.
Details and booking at www.hooplaimpro.com.
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Location:
- NR1 3RR
- Description:
- Drop in - Norwich
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Finally it is back!
Improv veteran Alan Marriott is once again running a weekly drop-in improv workshop!
This weekly three hour class covers all facets of improv theory and practice including blocking/acceptance and "yes-and" skills, character, status transaction, narrative and storytelling skills, plus every fourth week a class dedicated to musical improv skills.
Location: The Antelope
(The Upstairs "Gymnasuim" Room)
76 Mitcham Road, SW17
Fee: £20
Alan has been performing and teaching improv in North America and Europe for over 25 years, alongside improv legends such as Keith Johnstone, Colin Mochrie, Eddie Izzard, Tony Slattery, Steve Frost, Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt and Jeremy Hardy.
For more on Alan and his work, visit his website at https://www.alan-marriott.com/improv/
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Horse 122 - 124 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo London SE1 7RW
- Description:
- Share some of your best worst dating stories to inspire something even more embarrassing - long form improv.
And after that The Movie! See everything you'd expect from a movie improvised live on stage -- dramatic camera angles, tense editing, high-flying action sequences and tender denouement. Never-before-seen movies created from audience suggestions that span every era, every style, and every genre, but never with 3D glasses.
There will also be a jam if anyone in the audience feels the desire to participate.
FREE.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- 7pm - 9:30pm
12.50
Book online at www.hooplaimpro.com
A flexible weekly improv workshop, different topic every Monday including things like Back to Basics, Yes And, Listening, Agreement, Character and Storytelling.
We create a safe, fun, friendly and supportive environment where improvisers are free to play and be themselves.
Each session will start with some fun warm ups and core skills like Listening & Yes And before focussing on the week's main theme (different theme each week). In the second half there will be a mix of fun performance games, scenes, stories and improv formats. After that there is an optional social at the local pub. Most of all the focus will be on improvising in a fun and carefree way, and getting lots of practice in.
If you want to do a more thorough improv course take a look at our longer improv courses and also our longer weekend improv classes.
www.hooplaimpro.com
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- A level-3 Maydays Longform Improvised Comedy Course
A 6-week course exploring six longform formats, developing our own variations, and culminating in a showcase in Week 7.
*Entrance to this course is by application only* – Please apply with details of your improv experience, including any forms you have performed or studied. Apply via email to Jen at [email protected]
What can I expect?
- To learn and explore existing longform structures
- Exercises which serve to deepen the ensemble (team) dynamic
- A level of autonomy; you will be expected to come up with your own format variations
Formats will include a selection from:
Harold, Armando, La Ronde, Cat’s Cradle, Living Room, Pretty Flower, News Stories, Freeform, Game of the Show, Narrative (story), Chairs/Weir-Dasse.
Who is the course suitable for?
- Those with previous longform improvisation experience (Maydays level 2 or equivalent)
- Those who understand and use longform techniques, and are comfortable using edits, tag-outs, game of the scene, premise, scene painting, character and object work.
- Those wanting to explore and develop new longform formats
- Those keen to work with an open heart as part of a strong ensemble
The course will culminate in a showcase for family and friends on the 22nd July, 8pm at The Maydays Studio, Brighton.
When: 6 weeks on Monday nights from 11th June, to 16th July, 7 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £175.00
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount!
“Creative, funny, loving and supportive. All you ever need in life. The Maydays are all these and more. Jump into Improv with these guys. You’ll never regret a moment!”
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham
- Description:
- Free Form Frogs - Members of Box of Frogs workshop - present their own inimitable brand of high-octane improvised nonsense from audience suggestions. All your favourite improv games, unrehearsed and improvised entirely live. No-one knows what will happen, least of all us! Expect to laugh, expect to be amazed - but most of all expect the unexpected. Absolutely free, with our usual cast iron guarantee laugh, or your money back!"
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- St Andrews Church, on the corner of Finchley Road and Frognal Lane.
- Description:
- Description: We have been going for five years. Emphasis on doing as much scene work as possible. Mixture of games, scenes and longform.
No workshop on a bank holiday.
Cost: 7.00.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:15pm
- Location:
- Effra Social, 89 Effra Rd, Brixton, London SW2 1DF
- Description:
- Three top improv acts, plus YOU can play in two-person scenes and montages. Free show.
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:30pm
- Location:
- BHASVIC, 205 Dyke Road, Brighton & Hove
- Description:
- The Maydays 6-week Level 3 Musical Improv Comedy Course: Connect and Commit
Raise your game on this advanced musical improv course to push you out of your rhythmic and melodic ruts.
We’ll be looking at finding truth in song, the intensity of relationships that drives compelling music, and how to really use the stage with confidence. Recognise the versatility of your voice and find your way into stylistic new waters as you take your musical improv skills to the next level.
What can I expect?
- Vocal warm-up, breathe and stretch
- Group numbers, duets, solos
- Playing characters in different styles of scene
- Lots of personal feedback
- Fun times, emotional times
Who’s it for?
- Those with previous musical improv experience, Maydays level 2 or equivalent
- Those with a willingness to explore different emotions in song and scenes
- Those looking to boost their stage presence and explore their edge as an improviser
- Those who would like more personal feedback to raise their skill level
When: 6-weeks on Tuesday nights from 12th June to 17th July, 7pm-9.30pm
Where: BHASVIC, 205 Dyke Road, Brighton
Price: £195.00
Book before the 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
“It has a direct impact on my confidence on stage or at events – I now know that nothing can phase me. If I can make up a song on the spot about something I know nothing about it, what’s the worst that can happen when I’m presenting? Feels amazing having these skills in my toolbox.”
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 88 Borough High Street, SE1
- Description:
- These drop-in classes are weekly non-narrative longform drop-ins focused on a range of fun yet practical exercises to get the best out of your scenes. The sessions are open to all levels and, in addition to Scenework Fundamentals will cover a wide range of longform skills such as creative edits, sound and movement, group games, initiating with premise, tackling longer scenes, physicality, matching energy, organic transitions, playing to the top of your intelligence And much much more.
10 a session
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- Longform improv is a big sprawling beast. From improvised genre pieces to sketch shows and classic forms like the Armando and Harold, it can be anything which isnt explicitly directed by someone onstage. It is an infinitely rewarding and complex artform that is growing at an exponential rate in the UK.
This drop in class delves into all of these lovely, complex, rich areas.
Everything is relevant, useful and fun!
Great longform means working with your team on a number of different levels filling scene after scene with interesting, fully-realised characters that care about each other while simultaneously (& largely wordlessly) shaping and directing the flow and structure of the larger show. Its about being writer and performer in the same moment, about playing as a team and making each other look good.
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
During these classes, you will explore a wide variety of techniques that can be used in any improvised show. These include:
Working together as a team
The importance of play
Building a world supporting from on and offstage
Common structural techniques such as edits, tags and transitions*
Applying these skills to classic improv forms such as the Armando and Harold
*Dont worry if this jargon means nothing to you. Thats what the course is for!
This class is suitable for those who have done some improv before and are comfortable playing a scene without any game structure. If you are unsure if this class is the right level for you, email [email protected] with a summary of your experience.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- St Columba Church Hall, Chantry Road, Birmingham, B13 8DJ
- Description:
- Box of Frogs Weekly Drop-In Session at the St. Columba Church Hall in Moseley, Birmingham, B13
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- Level 1 of The Maydays short form improvised comedy courses
Unleash your creative potential and increase your confidence with improvised comedy! Great for all levels and abilities, improv uses no scripts or prepared material. Comedy is created in the moment: a playful and liberating experience, which is both very funny and helpful for overcoming creative blocks.
What can I expect?
- Fun group warm-up games
- An introduction to the principles of improv (listening and saying yes)
- Practice of exercises in pairs and in groups
- An opportunity to play ‘Whose line is it anyway’ shortform improv games in front of the group
Who is this course suitable for?
- Adults aged 18 – 100.
- All levels and abilities. Beginners are very welcome.
- Stand-up comedians, anyone wanting to get into comedy for the first time.
- Any human wishing to try improv for the first time or needing a refresher.
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
When: 6 weeks on Tuesday nights from 12th June to 17th July, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £150.00
‘It’s the bravest, most fun and impactful course I’ve ever done!’
- Time:
- 8:10pm - 10:10pm
- Location:
- The Top Secret Comedy Club 38 King Street, WC2E 8JT London
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 0 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Join Shoot From The Hip! for their long-running weekly residency at Covent Garden's prestigious Top Secret Comedy Club - and, as always, it's FREE!
Never the same show twice, everything Shoot From The Hip! perform on stage is completely unrehearsed, unpredictable and unforgettable. You choose the scenes, you give the locations... no script - no limits!
So bring anyone and everyone with you for a 100% FREE night of improvised chuckles right in the heart of London's West End at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden! Recommended by the fine folks at The Metro and Londonist, and featured in TNT Magazine.
Theyre brilliantOne to watch! - Charlene White, ITV
"Extremely funny...Comedy doesn't get better than this" - N16 Magazine
Great improv team - Jimmy Akingbola, BBCs Rev
Pretty awesome guys - Chizzy Akudolu, BBCs Holby City
"Great improv" - Vanessa Fraction, Def Comedy Jam
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8.15pm. Be there for 8 to guarantee entry!
Cheap drinks (from 1.50!) + free laughs = good times. BE THERE!
www.shootfromthehipcomedy.co.uk
@ShootImpro
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 81 Renshaw, Liverpool L1 2SJ
- Description:
- Impropriety run regular workshops every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Whether you've done it loads, done it a little or done it never at all ever before we can guarantee that you will laugh a lot and discover bits of your brain you didn't even know were there!
4 for 2 hours of made up magic
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- Level 1 of The Maydays longform improvised comedy courses
A 6-week introduction to longform improvisation. The Maydays teach you techniques to create whole improvised from a simple one-word suggestion, a monologue, or a newspaper article.
What can I expect?
- Group warm-up activities and ensemble building exercises
- An introduction to the principles of longform improv (e.g scene work, edits, monologues)
- Practice of exercises in pairs and in groups
- An opportunity to create longer improvised pieces (e.g Montages, Armando)
Who is this course suitable for?
- Adults aged 18 – 100
- All levels and abilities
- Those interested in a more fluid and theatrical style of improvisation (less comedy and game based)
- Actors and writers who wish to have a better understanding of how they can use improvisation in their craft.
Book before 13th May for a 15% Early Bird Discount
When: 6 weeks on Wednesday nights from 13th June to 18th July, 7 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton
Price: £175.00
‘I didn’t expect to find a space of such unbounded support, joy, creativity, humour and, along with all of it, a veritable cornucopia of transferable skills to cover all aspects of life, personal and professional’
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Theatre, 2, Finsbury Avenue (via Whitecross place) London EC2M 2PP
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- A hybrid improv jam/show like no other!
Its part jam, part workshop and part show. Each week we welcome three acts, some of whom are newer to improv or trying something new, and anyone can play in our three specially curated jam sessions that help bring out the best of everyone. Each jam section has its own distinct feel, including our patented concept jam where you get to flex improv muscles you didnt even know you had.
Want to jam at #TNL? Click on our website to check out the dates for this seasons upcoming shows! Want to bring your team to play at #TNL? Applications are open for our Autumn season; apply on our website!
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- The Maydays drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
Price: £12
Ways to pay:
1. Pre-book and guarantee yourself a place at drop-in as classes are limited to just 16 per drop-in. You’ll receive a loyalty card when you pre-book and your 7th drop-in will be FREE!
2. Pay on the door if we have any spaces left
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. Please make sure the correct date is selected once you follow the booking link, as refunds are ONLY issued if the class is cancelled
2. If you reserve a place for drop-in and do not show up, this will count as a used session and be taken off your bulk buy card the next time you join us
PLEASE NOTE: Booking your drop-in place is highly recommended, as we’re often full and have now capped these sessions to 16 attendees. You can still turn up and pay on the door if we have room, but if we have to turn you away, please don’t be offended! For those who still have our old bulk buy cards, you can RESERVE your spot on a specific drop-in session, by following the booking link and entering the password – RESERVE MY SPOT (case sensitive). You will need to have your bulk buy card with you to gain entry.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- The Pilgrim Pub
- Description:
- The Impropriety Jam workshops are back but this time with a twist.....
We honestly think that one of the best ways to learn about improv is to do it in front of an audience and so we are giving you the oppotunity to do just that.
How? Well.....The Impropriety Open Jam night!
Imagine an open mic crossed with an Improv workshop and sprinkled with love... .
If you've been to the closed Jam earlier in the month come along and test out your Improv chops in front of a live wonderful supportive audience.
If you are friends of people who have been to our closed Jam, come along and support them as they step out on the stage like theatrical gods.
If you just want to come along to see what the fudge is going on then do so too!
We will be offering a special reward scheme for Jammers where they can get reward points from people that come along to support them in the audience which they be able to swap for will get free workshops and other cool stuff.
A smattering of professional Improprieters will be there to help things no their way and provide back up... so come along... what have you got to lose?
There may be a bit of extra Impropriety mayhem this month too to welcome our wonderful students back......!
Doors for audience - 7.30pm
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 8:30pm - 11:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's BBQ, 61, St. Mary's Butts, Reading RG1 2LG
- Description:
- The Free Radicals return with a new season of our improvised comedy science showcase - Schrödinger's Hat, the show that mashes together real science and improv.
At the heart of the performance will be an engaging and informative talk from a genuine science communicator on a topic that the players won't have heard before.
With no rehearsal or script, the players take the themes of the talk and produce a truly astonishing comedic journey of the imagination.
Join us on the third Friday every of every month at Smokin' Billy's BBQ in the heart of Reading.
Tickets £5 in advance, or £6 on the door.
SPECIAL MEAL DEAL - Get a 2-course meal at Smokin' Billy's BBQ + 1 show ticket - £20. Choose the FOOD & BEVERAGE ticket type. Visit http://smokingbillys.co.uk for the full menu. NOTE: you must arrive by 7.30pm to allow enough time to eat before the show.
- Time:
- 9:30pm - 10:30pm
- Location:
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre 109 St Pauls Road, London. N1 2NA
- Description:
- By day, this city's streets are bright and orderly. But by night, it is the playground of shysters and crooks, smugglers and thieves. The Mob is about to commit a crime so deadly, so devastating, that it will be down to the audience to tell them what it is
Hivemind are a quartet of comic improvisers, freshly graduated from Cambridge and tackling adulthood much like they tackle their stage shows: with charismatic cluelessness. This year, on the first Friday of every month, they will weave a gripping noir thriller out of thin air. The audience provide us with a crime to commit, and we improvise an hour-long crime saga rife with violence, shocking betrayals, and inadequate street lighting, hurtling towards a dramatic denouement that neither you nor we will see coming.
Ensemble cast: Alex OBryan-Tear, Jack Lawrence, Anton Evans, Edward Elcock
Pianist: Stephen Gage
Lights: Eleanor Griffiths
January 20th
February 3rd
March 3rd
April 7th
(The 1st Friday of every month from February onwards)
More information
https://www.facebook.com/hivemindimprov/?fref=ts
http://www.hivemindproductions.co.uk/
- Time:
- 11:30am - 5:00pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- A different theme every Saturday including things like Beginners Improv, Character, Scenes, Narrative, Long-Form and more.
Hoopla offer one of the most fun, friendly, sociable and stress-free environments to learn improvisation in the UK. Hoopla create a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere in workshops where people are free to play and be themselves.
Time: 11:30am - 5pm.
Price: 25.
Maximum Class Size: 14.
Details and booking at www.hooplaimpro.com.
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 81 Renshaw Arts Cafe, 81 Renshaw Street, Liverpool L1 2SJ
- Description:
- The nights are drawing in, there'll are Christmas decorations in the shops even though we won't have even had Bommie night yet!
What else better to do.....THAN MAKE STUFF UP & LAUGH TIL YOU WEE A LITTLE!
Whether you've done it loads, done it a little or done it never at all ever before we can guarantee that you will laugh a lot and discover bits of your brain you didn't even know were there!
4 for 2 hours of made up magic
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Location:
- NR1 3RR
- Description:
- Drop in - Norwich
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Finally it is back!
Improv veteran Alan Marriott is once again running a weekly drop-in improv workshop!
This weekly three hour class covers all facets of improv theory and practice including blocking/acceptance and "yes-and" skills, character, status transaction, narrative and storytelling skills, plus every fourth week a class dedicated to musical improv skills.
Location: The Antelope
(The Upstairs "Gymnasuim" Room)
76 Mitcham Road, SW17
Fee: £20
Alan has been performing and teaching improv in North America and Europe for over 25 years, alongside improv legends such as Keith Johnstone, Colin Mochrie, Eddie Izzard, Tony Slattery, Steve Frost, Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt and Jeremy Hardy.
For more on Alan and his work, visit his website at https://www.alan-marriott.com/improv/
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:30pm
- Location:
- 18 St Georges St, Norwich NR3 1BA
- Description:
- Sunday 22nd Jan 2017, 8pm at the Doghouse Bar
Come and watch our new monthly improv battle show. 2 teams of improviser battling it out - who will win, you decide!
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Horse 122 - 124 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo London SE1 7RW
- Description:
- Share some of your best worst dating stories to inspire something even more embarrassing - long form improv.
And after that The Movie! See everything you'd expect from a movie improvised live on stage -- dramatic camera angles, tense editing, high-flying action sequences and tender denouement. Never-before-seen movies created from audience suggestions that span every era, every style, and every genre, but never with 3D glasses.
There will also be a jam if anyone in the audience feels the desire to participate.
FREE.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- 7pm - 9:30pm
12.50
Book online at www.hooplaimpro.com
A flexible weekly improv workshop, different topic every Monday including things like Back to Basics, Yes And, Listening, Agreement, Character and Storytelling.
We create a safe, fun, friendly and supportive environment where improvisers are free to play and be themselves.
Each session will start with some fun warm ups and core skills like Listening & Yes And before focussing on the week's main theme (different theme each week). In the second half there will be a mix of fun performance games, scenes, stories and improv formats. After that there is an optional social at the local pub. Most of all the focus will be on improvising in a fun and carefree way, and getting lots of practice in.
If you want to do a more thorough improv course take a look at our longer improv courses and also our longer weekend improv classes.
www.hooplaimpro.com
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- St Andrews Church, on the corner of Finchley Road and Frognal Lane.
- Description:
- Description: We have been going for five years. Emphasis on doing as much scene work as possible. Mixture of games, scenes and longform.
No workshop on a bank holiday.
Cost: 7.00.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:15pm
- Location:
- Effra Social, 89 Effra Rd, Brixton, London SW2 1DF
- Description:
- Three top improv acts, plus YOU can play in two-person scenes and montages. Free show.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 88 Borough High Street, SE1
- Description:
- These drop-in classes are weekly non-narrative longform drop-ins focused on a range of fun yet practical exercises to get the best out of your scenes. The sessions are open to all levels and, in addition to Scenework Fundamentals will cover a wide range of longform skills such as creative edits, sound and movement, group games, initiating with premise, tackling longer scenes, physicality, matching energy, organic transitions, playing to the top of your intelligence And much much more.
10 a session
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- Longform improv is a big sprawling beast. From improvised genre pieces to sketch shows and classic forms like the Armando and Harold, it can be anything which isnt explicitly directed by someone onstage. It is an infinitely rewarding and complex artform that is growing at an exponential rate in the UK.
This drop in class delves into all of these lovely, complex, rich areas.
Everything is relevant, useful and fun!
Great longform means working with your team on a number of different levels filling scene after scene with interesting, fully-realised characters that care about each other while simultaneously (& largely wordlessly) shaping and directing the flow and structure of the larger show. Its about being writer and performer in the same moment, about playing as a team and making each other look good.
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
During these classes, you will explore a wide variety of techniques that can be used in any improvised show. These include:
Working together as a team
The importance of play
Building a world supporting from on and offstage
Common structural techniques such as edits, tags and transitions*
Applying these skills to classic improv forms such as the Armando and Harold
*Dont worry if this jargon means nothing to you. Thats what the course is for!
This class is suitable for those who have done some improv before and are comfortable playing a scene without any game structure. If you are unsure if this class is the right level for you, email [email protected] with a summary of your experience.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- St Columba Church Hall, Chantry Road, Birmingham, B13 8DJ
- Description:
- Box of Frogs Weekly Drop-In Session at the St. Columba Church Hall in Moseley, Birmingham, B13
- Time:
- 8:10pm - 10:10pm
- Location:
- The Top Secret Comedy Club 38 King Street, WC2E 8JT London
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 0 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Join Shoot From The Hip! for their long-running weekly residency at Covent Garden's prestigious Top Secret Comedy Club - and, as always, it's FREE!
Never the same show twice, everything Shoot From The Hip! perform on stage is completely unrehearsed, unpredictable and unforgettable. You choose the scenes, you give the locations... no script - no limits!
So bring anyone and everyone with you for a 100% FREE night of improvised chuckles right in the heart of London's West End at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden! Recommended by the fine folks at The Metro and Londonist, and featured in TNT Magazine.
Theyre brilliantOne to watch! - Charlene White, ITV
"Extremely funny...Comedy doesn't get better than this" - N16 Magazine
Great improv team - Jimmy Akingbola, BBCs Rev
Pretty awesome guys - Chizzy Akudolu, BBCs Holby City
"Great improv" - Vanessa Fraction, Def Comedy Jam
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8.15pm. Be there for 8 to guarantee entry!
Cheap drinks (from 1.50!) + free laughs = good times. BE THERE!
www.shootfromthehipcomedy.co.uk
@ShootImpro
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 81 Renshaw, Liverpool L1 2SJ
- Description:
- Impropriety run regular workshops every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Whether you've done it loads, done it a little or done it never at all ever before we can guarantee that you will laugh a lot and discover bits of your brain you didn't even know were there!
4 for 2 hours of made up magic
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- Smokin' Billy's bar-b-q, 61 St Mary's Butts RG1 2LG Reading, England
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Reading's only regular improv venue starts its weekly improv classes on Wednesdays.
Classes are for all levels and cover short-form and sketch techniques as well as delving into character creation and exploring long form narrative.
We look at developing the complete improvisor and participants get to performing in our monthly improv scratch night.
Only 8 for the class
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Theatre, 2, Finsbury Avenue (via Whitecross place) London EC2M 2PP
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 0 days 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- A hybrid improv jam/show like no other!
Its part jam, part workshop and part show. Each week we welcome three acts, some of whom are newer to improv or trying something new, and anyone can play in our three specially curated jam sessions that help bring out the best of everyone. Each jam section has its own distinct feel, including our patented concept jam where you get to flex improv muscles you didnt even know you had.
Want to jam at #TNL? Click on our website to check out the dates for this seasons upcoming shows! Want to bring your team to play at #TNL? Applications are open for our Autumn season; apply on our website!
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Maydays Studio, 12A Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
- Description:
- The Maydays drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
Price: £12
Ways to pay:
1. Pre-book and guarantee yourself a place at drop-in as classes are limited to just 16 per drop-in. You’ll receive a loyalty card when you pre-book and your 7th drop-in will be FREE!
2. Pay on the door if we have any spaces left
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. Please make sure the correct date is selected once you follow the booking link, as refunds are ONLY issued if the class is cancelled
2. If you reserve a place for drop-in and do not show up, this will count as a used session and be taken off your bulk buy card the next time you join us
PLEASE NOTE: Booking your drop-in place is highly recommended, as we’re often full and have now capped these sessions to 16 attendees. You can still turn up and pay on the door if we have room, but if we have to turn you away, please don’t be offended! For those who still have our old bulk buy cards, you can RESERVE your spot on a specific drop-in session, by following the booking link and entering the password – RESERVE MY SPOT (case sensitive). You will need to have your bulk buy card with you to gain entry.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 11:30am - 5:00pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- A different theme every Saturday including things like Beginners Improv, Character, Scenes, Narrative, Long-Form and more.
Hoopla offer one of the most fun, friendly, sociable and stress-free environments to learn improvisation in the UK. Hoopla create a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere in workshops where people are free to play and be themselves.
Time: 11:30am - 5pm.
Price: 25.
Maximum Class Size: 14.
Details and booking at www.hooplaimpro.com.
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- The Nursery, Ewer Street, Southwark
- Description:
- What is it?
An afternoon of improvisation fun! Working on the skills at the heart of improvisation, such as listening, making offers and committing to your choices, each week you will go a little further into improvisation, meeting new people and working with different teachers. Every class is stand alone, so you can come along to one, or be there every week!
Who is it for?
The drop-in is a wide ability class, so everyone is welcome! It is ideal for people trying improvisation for the first time, or more experienced players who want to work on core skills. The atmosphere is accessible, fun and non-judgemental and you will find yourself doing things you never thought you could.
What will I get out of it?
Each week you will become more confident and relaxed onstage, taking more risks and feeling more creative and liberated. You will learn the attitudes and ideas that make improvisation work. You will also find these things translating into your everyday life. You will be more confident with people, more creative in your work and better able to respond to stress.
What have previous students said?
A great place to spend a fun Saturday afternoon with a great bunch of people and learn improv from some of the best
teachers in the country.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other. Lots of fun!
You can secure your place by clicking here to book in advance online, or drop in on the day*.
Class is capped at 14, and we cannot guarantee a place if you do not book in advance.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, SE1 3SS.
- Description:
- Hoopla present a selection of the best improvised comedy in London every Friday & Saturday night. At least two different improv groups each night from the UKs flourishing live impro scene.
Hooplas Improv Comedy Club was recently recommended as the best place to see improvised comedy in London by both The Daily Telegraph AND The Londonist.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. Theres fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer. - The Londonist.
We have various styles of improv each night including short-form games, scenes, long-form, and improv musicals. After the main shows we also host additional informal late night shows and jams.
www.HooplaImpro.com
- Time:
- 11:00am - 1:00pm
- Location:
- NR1 3RR
- Description:
- Drop in - Norwich
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 4 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Finally it is back!
Improv veteran Alan Marriott is once again running a weekly drop-in improv workshop!
This weekly three hour class covers all facets of improv theory and practice including blocking/acceptance and "yes-and" skills, character, status transaction, narrative and storytelling skills, plus every fourth week a class dedicated to musical improv skills.
Location: The Antelope
(The Upstairs "Gymnasuim" Room)
76 Mitcham Road, SW17
Fee: £20
Alan has been performing and teaching improv in North America and Europe for over 25 years, alongside improv legends such as Keith Johnstone, Colin Mochrie, Eddie Izzard, Tony Slattery, Steve Frost, Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt and Jeremy Hardy.
For more on Alan and his work, visit his website at https://www.alan-marriott.com/improv/
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Horse 122 - 124 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo London SE1 7RW
- Description:
- Share some of your best worst dating stories to inspire something even more embarrassing - long form improv.
And after that The Movie! See everything you'd expect from a movie improvised live on stage -- dramatic camera angles, tense editing, high-flying action sequences and tender denouement. Never-before-seen movies created from audience suggestions that span every era, every style, and every genre, but never with 3D glasses.
There will also be a jam if anyone in the audience feels the desire to participate.
FREE.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- Theatre Delicatessen, 119 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3DA.
- Description:
- 7pm - 9:30pm
12.50
Book online at www.hooplaimpro.com
A flexible weekly improv workshop, different topic every Monday including things like Back to Basics, Yes And, Listening, Agreement, Character and Storytelling.
We create a safe, fun, friendly and supportive environment where improvisers are free to play and be themselves.
Each session will start with some fun warm ups and core skills like Listening & Yes And before focussing on the week's main theme (different theme each week). In the second half there will be a mix of fun performance games, scenes, stories and improv formats. After that there is an optional social at the local pub. Most of all the focus will be on improvising in a fun and carefree way, and getting lots of practice in.
If you want to do a more thorough improv course take a look at our longer improv courses and also our longer weekend improv classes.
www.hooplaimpro.com
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- St Andrews Church, on the corner of Finchley Road and Frognal Lane.
- Description:
- Description: We have been going for five years. Emphasis on doing as much scene work as possible. Mixture of games, scenes and longform.
No workshop on a bank holiday.
Cost: 7.00.
- Time:
- 8:00pm - 10:15pm
- Location:
- Effra Social, 89 Effra Rd, Brixton, London SW2 1DF
- Description:
- Three top improv acts, plus YOU can play in two-person scenes and montages. Free show.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location:
- 88 Borough High Street, SE1
- Description:
- These drop-in classes are weekly non-narrative longform drop-ins focused on a range of fun yet practical exercises to get the best out of your scenes. The sessions are open to all levels and, in addition to Scenework Fundamentals will cover a wide range of longform skills such as creative edits, sound and movement, group games, initiating with premise, tackling longer scenes, physicality, matching energy, organic transitions, playing to the top of your intelligence And much much more.
10 a session
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- Longform improv is a big sprawling beast. From improvised genre pieces to sketch shows and classic forms like the Armando and Harold, it can be anything which isnt explicitly directed by someone onstage. It is an infinitely rewarding and complex artform that is growing at an exponential rate in the UK.
This drop in class delves into all of these lovely, complex, rich areas.
Everything is relevant, useful and fun!
Great longform means working with your team on a number of different levels filling scene after scene with interesting, fully-realised characters that care about each other while simultaneously (& largely wordlessly) shaping and directing the flow and structure of the larger show. Its about being writer and performer in the same moment, about playing as a team and making each other look good.
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
During these classes, you will explore a wide variety of techniques that can be used in any improvised show. These include:
Working together as a team
The importance of play
Building a world supporting from on and offstage
Common structural techniques such as edits, tags and transitions*
Applying these skills to classic improv forms such as the Armando and Harold
*Dont worry if this jargon means nothing to you. Thats what the course is for!
This class is suitable for those who have done some improv before and are comfortable playing a scene without any game structure. If you are unsure if this class is the right level for you, email [email protected] with a summary of your experience.
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location:
- The Nursery Training Centre, 88 Borough High Street, London Bridge
- Description:
- The best improv classes in London youll never learn so much or laugh so hard
At the heart of every performance is the scene, the building block on which all improv shows are created. There is no prescription for creating a successful scene. Some are long, some short, some touching and tender, some daft and knockabout. Each week this class will examine techniques for making great improvised scenes, including approaches to character, space work and mime, game of the scene, narrative techniques, emotion and authenticity. A new tool in your tool box every week, leading to emotionally grounded, rewarding and hilarious scenes which are simple to play!
Brilliant stuff. Very useful for improv and for life. Five stars.
This class is intended for those who have had at least six months experience of improvisation and want to polish their scene-work skills, perhaps to complement a course you are taking or team you are playing with. Email [email protected] with questions, or to discuss if this is the class for you.
A very relaxed and non-judgemental atmosphere which allowed everyone to learn from each other.
Class limited to 14 participants. 15. 7-10pm. Book below to guarantee a place and to accumulate loyalty stamps. Free class for every six booked online!
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Location:
- St Columba Church Hall, Chantry Road, Birmingham, B13 8DJ
- Description:
- Box of Frogs Weekly Drop-In Session at the St. Columba Church Hall in Moseley, Birmingham, B13
- Time:
- 8:10pm - 10:10pm
- Location:
- The Top Secret Comedy Club 38 King Street, WC2E 8JT London
- Send Reminder:
- Yes - 1 day 0 hour 0 minutes before start
- Description:
- Join Shoot From The Hip! for their long-running weekly residency at Covent Garden's prestigious Top Secret Comedy Club - and, as always, it's FREE!
Never the same show twice, everything Shoot From The Hip! perform on stage is completely unrehearsed, unpredictable and unforgettable. You choose the scenes, you give the locations... no script - no limits!
So bring anyone and everyone with you for a 100% FREE night of improvised chuckles right in the heart of London's West End at the Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden! Recommended by the fine folks at The Metro and Londonist, and featured in TNT Magazine.
Theyre brilliantOne to watch! - Charlene White, ITV
"Extremely funny...Comedy doesn't get better than this" - N16 Magazine
Great improv team - Jimmy Akingbola, BBCs Rev
Pretty awesome guys - Chizzy Akudolu, BBCs Holby City
"Great improv" - Vanessa Fraction, Def Comedy Jam
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8.15pm. Be there for 8 to guarantee entry!
Cheap drinks (from 1.50!) + free laughs = good times. BE THERE!
www.shootfromthehipcomedy.co.uk
@ShootImpro