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Guest Teacher Announcement!

Lel — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:08:07 +0000

We are super excited to announce our second Guest Teacher at our 14th Annual Improv Retreat, the magnifique Frédéric Pont! Frédéric is a comedian dedicated to improv for 20 years and a trainer and director for 15 years. After being a theatre sports player and having created many improv games, his work is now dedicated...

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Brighton Community Focus On: Scoops!

Lel — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:41:43 +0000

Brighton Community Focus On: Scoops! by Jenny Rowe Last month, I met up with Ben Tucker and Simon Goodway – the minds behind Brighton’s own Scoops. But what is Scoops? I hear you cry. Scoops is an improv cabaret night that finishes with a Jam. It’s a lot of fun. You should go. “You started...

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Maydays Improv Retreat 2021 by Hon Chong

Lel — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:30:24 +0000

Scholarship Blog: Maydays Improv Retreat 2021 By Hon Chong After having a bit of time to personally reflect on and digest my experience, I’ve finally managed to write down my highlighted experiences and thoughts from my first Maydays Improv Retreat. Before the Retreat On 5.10.2021, I received an email from Maydays with the...

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Be Playful and Be Professional

Lel — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:02:05 +0000

I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of the improv community for a while now. I’ve been in a bunch of groups. I still feel very strongly about my first group, like a first love. Others have come and gone in the meantime, too. And from time to time a newer improviser will ask...

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Jennifer’s Obsession With Puppets

Lel — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:42:08 +0000

Jennifer Jordan talks about her obsession with Improvised Puppetry and her top 5 tips to help bring your puppet to life. I’ve been trying to work out why I love puppets so much, and honestly, I still can’t put my finger on it. It must be the same reasons I love silent comedy, BSL...

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Improv Genre Selection Box: Meet your teachers

Heather Urquhart — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:51:26 +0000

Improv Genre Selection Box: Meet your teachers This year we are excited to bring you not one but three holiday time intensives! Here we meet the teachers of the improv genre selection box. We find out about their class and what they are hoping to get from Santa! So, who are the teachers of...

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Improv Musical Selection Box: Meet your teachers

Heather Urquhart — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:05:40 +0000

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Online improv tips to help onstage improv

Heather Urquhart — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:26:29 +0000

Online improv tips to help onstage improv These last few weeks have been tough for many of us and we all have different ways of coping. Mine has been to try and carry on in as normal a way as possible by trying to do the things I normally do. For me, that’s the...

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