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I have been, for various lengths of time, at the Oslo Improv festival (OIF for short), organised by Impro Neuf, every year since 2023. Every year I have attended it has been in October and it has been a main staple of my festival circuit every year. Impro Neuf is a pillar of collaborative improv in Oslo and has been for many years. It holds free to come workshops in both Norwegian and English every week!

Here we are again, edging irrevocably towards the 20th Brighton Fringe (incidentally, that makes The Maydays OLDER than the fringe by one year).    As we save up our pennies, flip through the brochure (yes, back to a paper brochure), and check our diaries, I bring you the hotly anticipated ‘Jen’s Big Improv List’.  ...

Last few places remaining! The Maydays Improv Retreat We have been running The Maydays Improv Retreat for well over a decade.  In fact, nobody can say for sure which iteration of The Retreat this year’s will be but it is at least the 15th.  Some say we have been calling it the 15th for around...

After our annouuncment last week, I got quite a few emails. Some were requests, some ideas, some questions. And quite a few were asking me how I approach the slug problem.  Let me explain. On the patio, I have a little germination greenhouse where, too early and too enthusiastically, I planted trays of kale, herbs,...

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...

5 Reasons why I love the Harold   The Harold, for those not familiar, is a structure used in longform improvisational theatre. It is performed by improv troupes and teams across the world. In the Harold structure, characters and themes are introduced and then recur in a series of connected scenes. It was first performed...

The Maydays have been training people in all types of businesses, using improv, for the last 18 years. Business Improv training is one of those things that can be hard to sell in times of economic downturn, because superficially it sounds like a fun and frivolous activity, which might come under the category of ‘team...