Improv Acting Techniques: Motivation

Improv Acting Techniques: Exploring Motivation in Improv I’ve been working lately with the idea of motivation in improv to get the fire lit in a scene. Motivation in acting is the reason why a character acts or reacts in the way they do. Many times, I will make a strong…

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Improv Games for Beginners

Improv Games for Beginners: Fun and Easy Ways to Get Started If you’ve never done improv, you might be wondering what on earth it’s all about and how you can jump in and get going right away. The good news is that improv is suitable for absolutely anyone,…

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The History of Improv in the UK

The History of Improv The History of improv is hard to pin down. Like folk music, improv is often passed down through generations by oral tradition rather than through written or recorded formats. Games in particular can vary wildly between how they are played and what they are…

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How to Do Improv for Free

How to Do Improv for Free: A Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Improviser Without Breaking the Bank Over the years, I’ve introduced enough people to the world of improv to recognize that unmistakable sparkle in their eyes when they experience the magic for the first time—just like I…

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How to Prepare for your first improv class

How to Prepare for your first improv class People often ask us what they need to do to prepare for their first improv class. The genuine truth is nothing. You just turn up, as you, and experience it. This should be a reassuring thing but I…

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A Pocket of Change

Considering I’m a professional improviser, I’m really not great with change. For isn’t improvisation the art of change? No two shows are the same, and once a show is done, it’s gone forever, never to be repeated. When it feels like it’s gone badly, this can be a…

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What’s coming in 2024?

New Year’s is a terrible time for resolutions, so we won’t be making any. That doesn’t mean there aren’t loads of things in the offing, just that they are all continuations of what we have been doing before. Here are a few headlines of what you can expect from us…

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How to Speak to Humans – Part 1

After our announcement 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. …

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Slugs, change and what to expect in the next year

After our announcement 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. …

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An announcement about the future

Hello. This is an announcement from AndAlso and The Maydays. We are two companies with a lot of crossover, both in our aims and our personnel. We both love improv, both as an art form and as a form of self development.  In fact, the founders of And Also met…

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Allow us to introduce ourselves

Hello. We are Heather and Jules, and this is Andalso, an improv company just emerging, blinking, into the light. There is a website now and even a Facebook page. Those things in themselves feel huge to us. Vulnerable. …

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