Failure Archives - The Maydays https://www.themaydays.co.uk/category/failure/ Improvised Comedy Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:31:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-lifebuoy-32x32.png Failure Archives - The Maydays https://www.themaydays.co.uk/category/failure/ 32 32 Getting out of your head: finding peace in the small stuff https://www.themaydays.co.uk/getting-out-of-your-head-finding-peace-in-the-small-stuff/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:00:39 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=11703 The post Getting out of your head: finding peace in the small stuff appeared first on The Maydays.

]]> “Do You Trust Me?” https://www.themaydays.co.uk/do-you-trust-me/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:13:53 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=11460 As Aladdin says in the 1992 animated feature, “Do you trust me?”   Such a simple phrase, one used in countless situations.    And one where in improv it is incredibly important but there are levels of it we can attempt to reach.    Turning up to watch your first show is already a level...

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]]> Learner’s Journey https://www.themaydays.co.uk/learners-journey/ https://www.themaydays.co.uk/learners-journey/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:26:45 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=11283 Learner’s Journey   Four years ago, I started learning British Sign Language. I don’t really know why beyond the fact that a few friends had told me in recent years that they were learning and I became insanely jealous. Eventually, after several friends and several bouts of hot green eyes, I got the message and...

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]]> https://www.themaydays.co.uk/learners-journey/feed/ 1 Five ways that Improv classes can lead to Love. https://www.themaydays.co.uk/5-ways-that-improv-classes-can-lead-to-love-2022/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:00:39 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/5-ways-that-improv-classes-can-lead-to-love-copy/ How Improv Classes create Relationships We at The Maydays were delighted when our first ‘Improv Couple’ got together.  They met at one of our improv classes, improvised together for 8 weeks and – BOOM!  Since then we have seen a succession of couples emerge from their time improvising together with us and elsewhere.  In some...

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]]> The Difference Between Simple and Easy https://www.themaydays.co.uk/the-difference-between-simple-and-easy/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:45:50 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=10938 The Difference Between Simple and Easy by Katy Schutte   When most people see (good) improvisation, they don’t believe that it’s made up in the moment. There will always be a cynicism that the performers have somehow scripted a whole play or comedy show then found ways to change it just enough to fit in...

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]]> Slow down. The wheels won’t fall off… https://www.themaydays.co.uk/slow-down-the-wheels-wont-fall-off/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:23:35 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=10762 Slow down. The wheels won’t fall off… A slightly longer read. Just the other week on the Maydays podcast we spoke about what we’d all been up to. I mentioned that I am almost finished on a painting that has taken two years to complete. Yes, Covid happened in that time, but it still feels...

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]]> Online Beginners Improv Course – Interview with Jon Nguyen https://www.themaydays.co.uk/online-beginners-improv-course-interview-with-jon-nguyen/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:53:52 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=9268 Online Beginners Improv Course – Interview with Jon Nguyen   Your online beginners’ improv course starts on 4th January, what do you like about teaching beginners improv courses? I love the connectivity that improv generates, as well as the positivity and a beginners course is easily the best way to get onto that road. Seeing...

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]]> Starting all over again https://www.themaydays.co.uk/starting-all-over-again/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:59:40 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=8017 On April 9th 2012, I wrote an improv blog which talked about the concept of Beginner’s Mind. On April 14th 2020, I find myself sitting down to write an improv blog about the concept of Beginner’s mind. A perfect reminder of beginning again, and begin again we must. Improv is people standing in circles. Improv...

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