What do we do in Beginners Improv Classes?It’s Monday evening. You’re now in a community hall on Ross Street. Perhaps one of your friends forwarded you an email with information…Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 2024
Zen and the Art of Clown MaintenanceI have been thinking a lot recently about how much I enjoy the process of learning and discovering, and not so much the output bit of art…Jul 29, 2024Jul 29, 2024
Comedy Drama, Dramedy, Comama… Bananarama? What genre is your show and does it matter?A response to ‘The uncanny valley of improv’ by Aree Witoelar (sort of).Apr 19, 2024A response icon1Apr 19, 2024A response icon1
Carla’s Recommended Improv ReadsI’ve been asked by a few people recently for some book recommendations. Obviously, you can’t learn improv from books alone, but when you…Jul 15, 2019Jul 15, 2019
Gender blending — what can mixed-gender improv casts do better for female improvisers?Having been in several mixed-gender improv casts, and taken part in lots of workshops with people I don’t know very well, I have become…Apr 12, 2019Apr 12, 2019
Ditching the sat nav: six ways improv is like a road tripPeople often say, “it is better to travel than to arrive” and rehearsing for a show which is an improvised road trip reminds me that improv…Jul 29, 2018Jul 29, 2018