Show Up & Play is a new neuroinclusive improv course at AndAlso Improv in Brighton, running in six-week blocks. It’s a space built with neurodivergent people at its heart, where you can arrive exactly as you are and take part in whatever way works for you on the day.
What is corporate improv, and what could it do for your team? From conference energisers to leadership development, discover how improvisation helps people practise listening, collaboration and adaptability at work. No acting experience needed — and nobody has to be funny.
What is corporate improv, and what could it do for your team? From conference energisers to leadership development, discover how improvisation helps people practise listening, collaboration and adaptability at work. No acting experience needed — and nobody has to be funny.
What Are Improv Forms? (And Why They’re Really Just Sandboxes) If you’re new to improv, you might be wondering: what are improv forms? At their simplest, improv forms are agreed structures for creating a show. They give performers a shared framework,whether that’s a Harold, a Deconstruction, an Armando or a…
Using Letters in Improv Scenes This came up in a class I was teaching last night, and I thought it would be a fun thing to write a blog about; using letters in improv scenes. It’s such an enjoyable move in a scene to come in and…
Holding Both: Art, Business, and the AndAlso Way Running an arts company means constantly balancing two worlds. Art and commerce. Creativity and logistics. Shows and availability spreadsheets. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about energy and artistry. It sits somewhere in the territory of work–life…
Three-Quarters Through the Madness of Impro Amsterdam 2026 I’ll write something practical about the shows later. For now, this is what three-quarters through a festival feels like. It’s a very strange feeling to be homesick at the same time as feeling like I’m at home. Coming to improv festivals transcends…
Influencing Stakeholders Training with Improvisation At AndAlso, we’re often asked about influencing stakeholders training for businesses. And I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear the word influencing, I get a tiny shiver down my spine. I don’t like the idea of it. It…
Disrupting Turn-taking in Improv I recently ran an improv coaching session all about playing with turn-taking, and it reminded me how much there is to explore once you move beyond the basics. When we first start learning improv, “yes, and” is often about taking turns, making sure everyone gets a…
Playing the Protagonist in Narrative Improv Lots of people fall in love with improv because of the collaborative nature of the work. They love the connection it brings with others, and the egalitarian feeling of creating theatre together in the moment. So when it comes to…
Dirty Dancing and Improv: 5 Things They Have in Common Dirty Dancing to me is one of those films so woven into my existence that I can’t have any kind of objective opinion on it, it’s just part of who I am. As is improv. So I suppose…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Women in Leadership event at Brighton’s i360, an early start for a morning packed with powerhouse stories, honesty, and the kind of wisdom that sneaks into your bones and rearranges things. Running a creative business with…
