Every week we like to talk to members of the Improv community about why they got into improv and how it changed their life. Today we speak to James Barrass-Banks, a member of the improv troupe Punderstandably. How Improv Made Me Awesome At My Job Do you want […]
Since starting improv there is something that i notice I do a lot – and that is say Yes! Now, i have always been someone who has been outgoing and taken opportunities when they have arisen but I do find the word yes is now more and more […]
Yes, we have taken a break from our weekly blogging. With our new Sunday show format and the many guest teachers we had over the past couple of months, something had to give and we fell short on our blogging. That doesn’t mean we haven’t been plotting and […]
This week was the last lesson of musical improv and it was sad to see it go but I think at the same time it has given me ideas for the future. This weeks lesson was a bit different to the others that we have had because we […]
Every week, we like to hear stories from Improvisers about how they got into Improv and what it has done for their lives. This week we hear from Geoffrey, who is part of the Newcastle based troupe Spontaneous Wrecks. His improv story didn’t properly begin until he left America […]
If there is one thing that I have always enjoyed – it’s being on stage. Ever since a young age I have loved doing things on stage and performing everything fromSongs to acting. I have never been the greatest singer and probably not the best actor but one […]
This week was the penultimate lesson of musical improv, which is a shame because I have had so much fun. I have learnt so much and it’s been really good fun. We started the week with the normal routine of warm up games such as Zip Zap Zop, […]
It’s that time of the month again when North East improv troupe Spontaneous Wrecks have their improv show at the Bridge Hotel on the 1st November. This weeks Show is Halloween themed, I sat down with the guys to find out more. Date: 1st November Time: 7:30pm Price: […]
Today we hear from Robin, an improviser who has been playing with Swipe Right since late 2015, loves taking as many classes as possible, and found improv useful for tackling grief… In 2013 I watched a comedy pilot called The Cariad Show, by Cariad Lloyd. It was (and […]
There is one thing that the london improv scene has done for me – it has made me gain an interest in something I never thought I would have the chance to do and actually be trained in and that is doing tech and hosting at a show. […]