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"One of the best improvised shows out there, and you get the feeling that any of these actors could easily hold their own with the likes of Merton, Frost and Jupitus...a must see"
**** Chortle Sometimes inspired, always great, occasional laceratingly funny, and at times deeply affecting. *****Fringe Guru |
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"They’re funny, confident, imaginative, charming and not afraid of making themselves look ridiculous. They will turn your secrets and stories into something to make you laugh your socks off. Go see them if you can."
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"The Maydays are England's vanguard of long-form improvisation"
Jason Chin
Former Associate Artistic Director & Director, Training Centre, iO, Chicago
Jason Chin
Former Associate Artistic Director & Director, Training Centre, iO, Chicago
"The Maydays are an improv ensemble firmly committed to artistic growth and challenge unwilling to settle for simply being awesome. It makes them exciting to watch and a pleasure to work with."
Rich and Rebecca Sohn of The Annoyance, Chicago
Rich and Rebecca Sohn of The Annoyance, Chicago
Upcoming Shows 2013Thu 23rd May, Confessions, Leicester Square Theatre, London, 8.30pm BOOK HERE
Sat 25th May, The Fringe Show @ Brighton Fringe, Komedia, 6pm BOOK HERE Sun 26th May, Guest Who? @ Brighton Fringe, Komedia, 8.30pm BOOK HERE Fri 31st May, Tonight's Top Story @ Brighton Fringe, Komedia, 8.30pm BOOK HERE Also..........
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Award-Winning Improvised Comedy
We are The Maydays - Brighton's masterful, maverick, award-winning improvised comedy company.
We offer brilliant, acclaimed performances and life-changing tuition in improvised comedy - the creation of scenes and songs in the moment with the power to make people laugh.
We currently have three mainstage shows - Tonight's Top Story, Confessions and Guest Who!
We perform Tonight's Top Story and Confessions monthly at the Komedia in Brighton. Every performance of Tonight's Top Story is inspired by newspaper articles cut out by the audience just minutes before curtain time. This is improv without tricks, gimmicks or games, just a live, comedic exploration, through scenes and songs, of the secret heart of your city. It is the world only hinted at by your local paper, but finally revealed by the comedic x-ray vision of The Maydays.
Confessions! takes audience stories and secrets during the show and turns them into improv songs and sketches. This is a show that sees us return to using much more material directly from the audience. To find out more see the Confessions! page.
Our Guest Who show invites a special guest to tell stories from their life based on a word from the audience. These monologues inspire improvised sketches and musical numbers. Previous guests include Jim Bowen (Bullseye), Rob Rouse (Dave's One Night Stand, 8 Out Of 10 Cats), Keith Farnan (Michael McIntyre's BBC Comedy Roadshow), Carl Donnelly (Mock The Week, Russell Howard's Good News) and Carol Cleveland (Monty Python's Flying Circus). See archive material from our Guest Who? run at the Edinburgh 2010 Fringe on the Guest Who? archive page.
We offer brilliant, acclaimed performances and life-changing tuition in improvised comedy - the creation of scenes and songs in the moment with the power to make people laugh.
We currently have three mainstage shows - Tonight's Top Story, Confessions and Guest Who!
We perform Tonight's Top Story and Confessions monthly at the Komedia in Brighton. Every performance of Tonight's Top Story is inspired by newspaper articles cut out by the audience just minutes before curtain time. This is improv without tricks, gimmicks or games, just a live, comedic exploration, through scenes and songs, of the secret heart of your city. It is the world only hinted at by your local paper, but finally revealed by the comedic x-ray vision of The Maydays.
Confessions! takes audience stories and secrets during the show and turns them into improv songs and sketches. This is a show that sees us return to using much more material directly from the audience. To find out more see the Confessions! page.
Our Guest Who show invites a special guest to tell stories from their life based on a word from the audience. These monologues inspire improvised sketches and musical numbers. Previous guests include Jim Bowen (Bullseye), Rob Rouse (Dave's One Night Stand, 8 Out Of 10 Cats), Keith Farnan (Michael McIntyre's BBC Comedy Roadshow), Carl Donnelly (Mock The Week, Russell Howard's Good News) and Carol Cleveland (Monty Python's Flying Circus). See archive material from our Guest Who? run at the Edinburgh 2010 Fringe on the Guest Who? archive page.
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"The Maydays' performance was the highlight of our clergy conference - hilarious, clever and pitched perfectly for the audience. They enthralled us by turning our suggestions and comments into comic turns and songs. The laughter never stopped and it was all totally appropriate - slightly cheeky but never offensive. They got the audience on their side from the start, and the mood of happiness and delight lingered long after they'd left the stage"
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