All this month we are talking to acts that are performing at the Liverpool Improv Festival which takes place between May 7th – 10th. We will be speaking to acts every Wednesday and Thursday at 6:30pm on the run up to the festival. Today we speak to Phyllida

Tell Us about:

Your latest improv show you are bringing to Liverpool Improv Fest ? 

Liverpool is part of my global tour. It’s been a tough few years but I promised my fans that I would do this, visit them in their home cities and look back on my career. The downs as well as the ups. It’s a very emotional thing for me to do, and hugely enjoyable to do together.

Your favourite suggestion you have been given?

I love all my suggestions. I particularly like it when people remind me about things that I’ve forgotten about. Sometimes my fans know more about me than I do! Last week someone reminded me about when I’d advertised moisturiser in Japan. I’d completely forgotten about that, but he’d kept a video of it.

Your favourite venue to perform at:

Wherever the people are. I’ve performed in arenas and I’ve performed in corridors. And corridors in arenas. You never know where you’ll find a piano.

Improv hero:

My lighting person. Each and everyone one of them, for making me look good.

Dream venue to play at:

I’d love to play the Royal Albert Hall one day. I’d also like to play in the living room of a certain Hollywood actor, but I’ll keep that fantasy to myself. 

Describe the feeling you get when you walk on stage to do a show:

Sheer delight at seeing all the beautiful faces in the room. Or, if I can’t see them from the stage lights, sheer delight at imagining all the beautiful faces.

The hardest improv suggestion to perform and why:

I rarely improvise. Writing songs is a task best taken slowly, I think. Maybe I’ll try one day though!

Essential items you always take with you to a show?

My water. Water. Yes. It’s water, honestly.

Describe your fans in three words:

Loyal, beautiful, fragrant.

What we can look forward to from you this year: 

Who knows! My life has been full—the audience have a lot to choose from!

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