We enter the scene following Benedict Cumberbatch, he is wearing all black and part of a film – Paul Rudd is one side, Scarlett Johansson is the other – whilst this could be a scene from the Avengers, it is not – it is a different universe. A […]
There is lesson I learnt this week – don’t let Steve Martin get into your head before an improv lesson! Of course, it is not Steve Martins fault, but the day of Musical Improv lesson was a very Steve Martin based day – i spent a good hour […]
This may be a weird topic but it is one that I have wanted to talk about for ages but not really sure where I should put it in the form or a topic or even as a post on social media – so i am glad in […]
This week we are very lucky to have not one show of the week but TWO! That is right! This week Fat Penguin Improv in Birmingham is playing host to two very different shows. I sat down with Ben Hall to find out all about the shows that […]
This week there are two areas of improv I want to talk about and from both I feel different lessons were learnt. So lets jump right into the first part. Hoopla Pre-Partry This week, not only were Punderstandably performing at the Saturday Hoopla Pre-Party but I was hosting […]
This Month is a huggeeeeeeeeee one for fans of Marvel as the biggest film of the franchise is set to be released at the end of this month. So, it is only right that a improv troupe that has a lot of comic book fans and film buffs […]
Hoopla Impro is one of our regular writers on The Phoenix Remix and as well as teaching and putting on shows they also sit down with various improvisers and teachers to give you advice! So welcome to a new feature on this site where we will be sharing […]
Numbers are good fun – especially in improv. You can use them to create some really fun mini warm up exercises to get used to talking in scenes or limiting what you say in them. The first way in which you can bring numbers to a warm up […]
This month, the improv troupe Spontaneous Wrecks are bringing a ‘Friendly’ show to the Bridge Hotel in Newcastle. Be prepared to be laugh yourself silly, jump into some crazy storylines and some epic sayings. If you haven’t guess it already, The Wreckes are going all FRIENDS themed for […]
This weeks show is with a musical improv act that you must go and see if you are planning on visiting The Vault Festival in London this month. They are a female musical improv troupe that are making audiences laugh all across the country with a show that […]