Long Form Archives - The Maydays https://www.themaydays.co.uk/category/long-form/ Improvised Comedy Thu, 25 May 2023 10:48:06 +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 Long Form Archives - The Maydays https://www.themaydays.co.uk/category/long-form/ 32 32 Jason Chin Scholarship 2023 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/jason-chin-scholarship-2023/ Thu, 25 May 2023 10:07:55 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/jason-chin-scholarship-2022-copy/ The Maydays are awarding a diversity scholarship for the Maydays Improv Retreat (Ashorne Hill, October 2023) in memory of our friend, teacher and mentor Jason Chin. Jason was a huge influence on the development and spirit of the Maydays. At a practical level, our show, “Tonight’s Top Story”, was blatantly stolen from the format of “Whirled News Tonight”...

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]]> Jason Chinn Scholarship 2021 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/jason-chinn-scholarship-2021/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:56:52 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=10375 The Maydays are awarding a diversity scholarship to the Maydays Improv Retreat (Ashorne Hill, 21st-24th October 2021) in memory of our friend, teacher and mentor Jason Chin. Jason was a huge influence on the development and spirit of the Maydays. At a practical level our show, “Tonight’s Top Story”, was blatantly stolen from the format...

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]]> Brighton Improv Courses ‘In Real Life’ Autumn 2021 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/brighton-improv-courses-in-real-life-autumn-2021/ Tue, 25 May 2021 12:30:51 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=10299 Brighton Improv Courses ‘In Real Life’ Autumn 2021   It’s been a long time coming but finally we are able to schedule some ‘in real life’ Brighton Improv courses. I thought I’d write a little blog about what we have coming up and what you can expect.   When will Brighton Improv Courses start up...

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]]> Online Longform Improv – Two Forms: Interview with Dan Ryan https://www.themaydays.co.uk/online-longfrom-two-forms-improv-interview-with-dan-ryan/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:01:58 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=9200 Online Longform Improv – Two Forms: Interview with Dan Ryan   Your online longform improv course Two Forms – Four Track and Pretty Flower kicks off on 6th January, what gave you the idea for this course? I have an obsession with matching scenes, so that drove the desire to do some Four Track, and...

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]]> Improv classes: Six lessons improv can teach you https://www.themaydays.co.uk/improv-classes-six-lessons/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:18:49 +0000 https://www.themaydays.co.uk/?p=2424 We know that improv classes are not just about laughing and meeting people, but it is lovely to hear it direct from one of our students. We see our students go on their own journeys as they come back each week.  Some seem to gain confidence, others are less pushy, rude, quiet or awkward when on...

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]]> The Improv Scene at War With Itself https://www.themaydays.co.uk/the-improv-scene-at-war-with-itself/ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:55:00 +0000 http://localhost/weebly2wp/?p=9 The difference between schools of improv is sometimes becoming an ugly slanging match – so much so that we aren’t honouring each other or our art form enough. I like spirited debate but I can’t help but feel we would do better by celebrating the diversity of thought in our growing art form rather than...

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