Teaching Archives - The Maydays

An Announcement from The Maydays & AndAlso

Heather Urquhart — Fri, 12 May 2023 14:55:37 +0000

This is a statement from the Maydays and AndAlso Improv. We are two companies with a lot of crossover, in our aims and our people. We love improv, as an art form and as a form of self-development. In fact, the founders of And Also met as members of the Maydays. Improv can be a...

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Learner’s Journey

Jennifer Jordan — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:26:45 +0000

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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Things they are a-changing

Lel — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:18:37 +0000

The Future of The Maydays/Nursery Collaboration When the pandemic struck in 2020, the directors of London-based Nursery Theatre and the Brighton-based Maydays were quick to join forces to become an online improvisation course provider. In part, to help their staff and teachers pay their rent and in part to keep the joy of improv alive...

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Brighton Improv Classes Update: LARGER Classes SMALLER Prices

Lel — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:04:28 +0000

We’ve had the best time playing in real life with our Brighton Improv community again. Our weekly improv drop-ins have been a delight with after class actual pints together in an actual pub! Our first monthly Musical improv drop-in was a blast and we’re super stoked to see so many of you back in beautiful...

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Silence in Improv: Interview with Rebecca MacMillan

Heather Urquhart — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:03:14 +0000

Silence in Improv: Interview with Rebecca MacMillan Your course ‘Beyond Words’ focussing on silence in improv starts soon. What gave you the idea for this course? For me, there are two things about silence in improv. I realised some years back that in my own improvisation my ‘panic response’ is to be overly verbal....

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Starting all over again

Heather Urquhart — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:59:40 +0000

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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Comedy improvisation for teachers

Joe Samuel — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:05:41 +0000

Having a foot in both the improvisation and the teacher camps, I have often mused and been asked about how people could use the techniques of comedy improvisation for teachers. Here is my brief journey… I started teaching piano in 2002. I had one pupil who I would teach in the piano shop I worked...

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Improvisation classes: Tips from the experts

Admin Luther — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 14:51:37 +0000

Improvisation Classes: Using good techniques to avoid bad reviews. Improvisation classes are popping up everywhere nowadays and the participants are from extraordinarily diverse sectors of society. Many improv schools have their own flavour of improvisation techniques and styles so choosing which class to attend can be tricky. One of the most important factors is having...

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