Saturday 12 March 2016
8.00pm

The Edric Theatre,
103 Borough Rd,
London SE1 0AA, View Map

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Join five of London’s leading improvisers on a ride into the unknown on the comedy ghost-train, as we explore the life and recent death of a character you help to invent. Three strangers have received a mysterious summons to take part in a séance. And so have you.

A voice is calling from beyond the grave! Who is it? We don’t know. What does it want? We don’t know. Why don’t we know? We don’t know. Because everything about the deceased will be improvised.

Like Derek Acorah or Psychic Sally, we’re making it up as we go along.

Starring Michael Orton-Toliver, David Reed, Alison Thea-Skot, Suki Webster and Phil Whelans.

Michael Orton-Toliver is a member of legendary - and confusingly - Amsterdam-based American Impro troupe, Boom Chicago. He has his own Radio 4 sitcom, The Literary Adventures of Mr. Brown and Channel 5 sitcom, Borderline. He started at Comedy Sportz, and has played with IO West, The Second City, Ultimate Improv and with his buddy, UCB alumnus, Jim Woods. Here, he performs and teaches with the Free Association.

David Reed One third of monster hit sketch team The Penny Dreadfuls (two series and several one-offs on BBC Radio 4.) David has been on TV in such shows as Gary: Tank Commander, Fast and Loose, It's Kevin (which Phil was in too) and Father Figure.

Alison Thea-Skot - Recently starred in So On & So Forth for BBC Radio 4. Nominated for Best Actress at the 2014 British Independent Film Festival, Alison has worked everywhere - from Shakespeare's Globe to The Basil Brush Show* for the BBC. As an improviser, she guests with Chortle award winners Austentatious: The Improvised Jane Austen Novel. She is also a member of 5 star improv super-group the Free Association.

Suki Webster - Comedy Store Player, Paul Merton's Impro Chum, Eddie Izzard's co-conspirator in Impro M.D. and One-Word Improv, and Ross Noble’s for his run of shows at the Cutty Sark. Suki has developed her own Impro Format, The Guest Speaker.

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. As a writer or performer, Phil has worked with everyone from Robin Williams to Chris Morris, Al Gore to Brian Conley, Joan Rivers to Basil Brush.* He improvises with Grand Theft Impro and Monkey Toast.

*Spooky

Plus...

Walk of Shaman
Got a personal problem you need solving? Need advice on a relationship or how to find one? Then consult the Shaman. More anti-christ than agony aunt, he will discuss it with you, then your predicaments will come to life in the fire.
Watch the cast bring to life your inner workings and marvel as your errors become crystal clear in the flames. Behold the best and worst case scenarios in your future. You’ll be wowed, you’ll be amused, you’ll be afraid, you’ll be utterly enchanted. And at the end the Shaman will interpret the scenes and give you the key to unlock your problem.
Come and walk through the fire with us.

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The Verbs
Verbs are doing words. They create, move, play, sing and love. And that exactly what Nursery House Team the Verbs do.
The Verbs are the Nursery House Team, improvisers from a variety of backgrounds mad nations, working together for a show that sits between comedy and theatre. With charming and familiar characters, grounded and realistic scenes and just enough of the absurd added in, the Verbs will charm and tickle you.

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The Nursery Presents
Every Friday and Saturday night, the Nursery presents a selection of improv shows and teams from around the UK and indeed around the world. From resident teams to our home-grown Nursery Originals, via international guests and one-off oddities, check out this evening's listings at www.thenurserytheatre.com