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Separately Together; The improv teams that have never ‘met.’

Lel — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:51:59 +0000

Separately Together; The improv teams that have never ‘met.’ by The Maydays, Heather Urquhart Heather reflects on the last year since the world went online and all the new relationships and connections that have thrived in the improv world. Check out Heather’s new blog here. You can join our improv powerhouse for one of her...

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Seven Ways to end a Song in Musical Improv

Heather Urquhart — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:17:53 +0000

New blog, ‘Seven Ways to end a Song in Musical Improv’ by Maydays, Heather & Joe. Ending a song well in musical improv can make or break it. You can create an astounding melody, heartbreaking lyrics and beautiful choreography but if it fizzles out that’s often all the audience will remember. On the flip...

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Improv Shows at the Brighton Fringe: Heather’s ill-informed guide

Heather Urquhart — Wed, 03 May 2017 11:51:50 +0000

Improv is all about supporting your scene partner so let’s get out there and support our fellow improvisers by checking out their improv shows in the Brighton Fringe this month. Since I am not allowed to read the full Fringe Brochure (because of The Maydays ‘Fringe Show) this list is based on the results...

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It MUST be joyful

Admin Luther — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:54:29 +0000

by Robin Earlier this year I got fed up of improv. I’d had few months off work, and gone to just about every class I had time for (which was a lot). I meant to learn so much! It was going to be amazing! And I did, and it was – but something went off...

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Retreat ’15 Diaries: Jules

Jules Munns — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:18:13 +0000

The Showstoppers, persistence and when my mum tried improv by Jules Munns My mum came to the Maydays Improvisation Retreat this year. She had never done improvisation before, but thought it looked fun from seeing a few gigs I was in. There is no improv community in Whitstable, where she lives, so it seemed a...

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RETREAT ’15 DIARIES: HEATHER

Heather Urquhart — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:33:48 +0000

The Leela Bubble By Heather Urquhart The Maydays Improv Retreat is my happy place, no doubt about it and this year more than ever I was desperate to cross the magical threshold into Leela living. The previous 2 months had been crazy busy and I’d come out of a 4 show Edinburgh Festival, straight...

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Go forth and fuck up

Rhiannon Vivian — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:25:29 +0000

By Rhiannon Vivian ‘It’s your limitations that make you the wonderful disaster you probably are.’ – Nick Cave We’re obsessed with running through life. So pre-occupied with what we should be achieving each year, so fixed on pre-prescribed life goals, expectations, peer pressure whatever you want to call it, that we often feel...

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Osho Leela Diaries: Heather

Heather Urquhart — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:06:11 +0000

Day: Sunday Time: 10am Class: Perverts and Fuck-ups The job of drawing up the first draft of the Osho Leela class schedule is a daunting one. 76 classes over 4 days not including the evening shows and jams. Each year, I need to have a look at last year’s schedule, the student requests, the teacher...

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