Ensemble: Maestro
in Willow with Adam Hodgson and Terje Brevik
The ensemble cast is chosen by lottery on Saturday morning.
Maestro Impro is back! Step into the spotlight for a high-energy night of spontaneous, fast-paced comedy. Whether you are a seasoned pro or a bold beginner, this elimination-style show is the perfect place to sharpen your skills, take big risks, and play with a supportive, rowdy cast. You will be directed on the fly, scored by a thrilling live audience, and cheering on your fellow players.
Could you be the next champion and take home the Maestro prize?
There’s only one way to find out….
How to Play Children & Animals
in Meet 4 with Alex Keen
In the acting world, they say you should never work with children or animals. But can you play them in an improv scene?
Characters that aren’t human adults can give your scenes more heightened physicality and energy, richer perspectives and new territories for hilarity, but they can also distract and derail, create problematic situations or just leave you excluded from the action.
In this workshop, we’ll look at the difference between Rugrats and Bugsy Malone, Lassie and Narnia, and what they mean for your improv; identify common pitfalls and practice techniques to avoid them; and play lots of strong characters that push you beyond your default.
Intro to Clowning
in Meet 5 with Jonathan Jacomb & James Day
Theatrical clowning is the art of embracing vulnerability with absolute seriousness and creating a playful connection with the audience. It can be detailed, complicated and technical.
This workshop will teach participants the 3 fundamental skills of theatrical clowning through scenarios without the technical breakdown and at the end of the class, reveal what those techniques are.
Intro to Guessing Games
in Meet 7 with Jack Greenway
If you have never tried guessing games before, are a bit rusty, or love them and want to do more, this is the workshop for you!
This workshop will include some exercises to help you train skills that are useful for guessing games, tips and tricks to help your shows run smoothly, and will end with a chance to apply what you have learned with a simple game.
Solo Improv (Without the Existential Terror)
in Maple with Arfie Mansfield
An introduction to the wide range of things you can do with solo improv, carefully shaped to demonstrate why it isn’t as scary to be alone on stage as everyone assumes. Suitable for anyone.
Spacework: Start by Slowing Down
in Howden with John Tapp
We often start scenes with spacework of some sort. And we usually rush. Which means we miss the offers that are made at the beginning of a scene. So why don’t we just slow our spacework down, and start noticing what our scene partner is doing.