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One thing that I hope improv has brought to my life in the wider sense is the abilty to be open to anything so when John suggested that the Maydays spend the day with a spiritual Guru called Prasadam who he described as a cross between the Dalai Lama and Spike Milligan I knew I...
Last night’s Maydays show at the Komedia was a fine example of how an audience can make a show take off. The studio bar was bulging not only with people, but with a warm excitement, a radiant benevolence for the show they were about to witness. 30 paying customers were turned away at the door...
It is healthy to be reminded why we do what we do sometimes. Last night was a prime example of this. The quiet village of Poynings nestles snugly behind the South Downs, safely shielded from the brashness of Brighton, guarding the lower entrance to Devil’s Dyke. The Maydays were playing in the Village Church as...
This week saw the start of two Maydays courses, the first of 2011. Last night I was lucky enough to be teaching the first session of our longform course and what a great group they are. I’ve worked with everyone before with the exception of Jo, but having seen her shortform showcase last year felt...
Happy Xmas everyone (yes i know it’s a bit late but us Maydays always celebrate with a trip to Poynings in the new year). Today we’ve been treated to an amazing meal by Tom and John, penguin impressions from Isaac, a lovely walk round Devil’s Dyke, and the company of ALL THE MAYDAYS and their...
Happy New Year everyone – here we are in 2011 and as usual I’m wondering what the hell happened to 2010, but I suppose time flies when you’re busy and we were definitely busy. TWO new Maydays – Liz Peters and Steve Roe – both of whom have fit like Cinderella’s dirty (and perfectly-formed) feet...
It is universally agreed (at least amongst us Maydays) that today was a bit of a bloody brilliant success. Little did we realise at the beginning of the month that we would be organising the first Edinburgh Fringe Improv Symposium (or Improsium as we now call it). To be fair, it was actually Heather that...
A what? Yes, an improv symposium. The Maydays are holding a geek-out event for all the impro(v) shows in Edinburgh this year. We have some rather exciting names there such as Baby Wants Candy, Showstopper and Mike McShane off the tele. We’ll wax lyrical about making stuff up, swap numbers and eat cake. We’ve been...
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