Events from August 24th 2023 – September 10th 2023 › Online ›

					Taking classes with AndAlso is one of the best moves I've made. I regularly laugh till I cry; I've learnt so much - both in terms of improv skills but also about myself; the teachers are exceptional at creating a... read more warm, supportive environment, yet still challenging you to push yourself and improve. And being around funny, creative, open-hearted and open-minded people has done wonders for my social life. Highly recommend.				
Emma
 
					Both for beginners and those with experience! Over the last decade I've taken improv classes in the Bay Area, Dublin and the UK. This was one of my favourite experiences (I took the “Slow Burn” intensive with Jules Munns). I... read more was not feeling super confident about meeting a whole new set of people beforehand but Jules set the tone so that everyone was gentle and supportive to each other and he also structured the class and provided side coaching so that everyone felt comfortable, inspired and came away being sad the week was over. The scenes had both profoundly emotional moments and very funny talking-about-nothing. I'd do it again in a second. It was also lovely to be able to get to know people from the US, Italy and UK and to hang out in the evenings.				
sonia
 
					World class improv classes and productions				
Mustafa

					Improv is a great way to meet people, gain confidence and have fun. However, it can be intimidating to attend a class for the first time. Brighton-based AndAlso Improv is one of the best places to start your improv journey.... read more The teachers are friendly and supportive, making sure everyone feels welcome and included. They've got your back while you are finding your feet. They are also willing and they’ll gently push you when you are ready to grow. Improv has changed my life, I'd encourage you to let it change yours too.				
Stuart
 
					Living abroad, I'm only able to do improv online with AndAlso Improv. But it has been amazing, Heather is a generous and encouraging teacher. I've learned so much even with her only being a little square on my screen. Hope... read more to experience the school IRL one day!				
Justine
 
					Fantastic improv company!				
Corinne

					AndAlso Improv offerings open new doors into what's possible with improv theatre. What's delightful about their approach is how it centers around what's enjoyable and unique to the individual improviser's personality, tastes and weirdness.

I recently finished a 12-week online course... read more on improvised high school/teenage musicals. It pushed the limits of what I've seen in the genre of High school musicals, resulting in each session with an enriched toolkit to create compelling characters, compelling narrative structures and kickass improviséd musical numbers.

As a player, it re-established the personal connection to being a teenager and all the creative possibilities emanating from that.

As a regular at AndAlso, the classes and the community have contributed immensely to my improv practice and coaching. Can't recommend enough joining them. Your improv and life will be all the better for it!				
Muneeb
 
					Heather and Joe are the best! I took an online class with them and it was awesome. They are both incredibly talented, adaptable, encouraging and kind. The class gave me lots of great tools to use in musical improv shows.				
Kim
 
					Having had a break from Improv for a few years, I found my way back to musical improv at &Also Improv, and it's been the thing I most look forward to all week!

Heather is such a wonderful teacher, and Joe... read more is an incredible musician, and together they create a fun and challenging course where, incredibly, we made a half-hour improvised musical that we performed to actual people, and it was really quite good.

Whether you are a total beginner or more seasoned improviser, the courses &Also run are fun, welcoming and inclusive, and there's a really lovely community of improvisers to become part of too.				
Admin

					So far I've completed two terms and an intensive, and I have nothing but praise for this school and its teachers. If you're wondering if improv is for you, grab one of their taster sessions or dive into a 1a.... read more Everyone in class is lovely and you'll be encouraged to sit in that sweet spot between pushing yourself beyond your usual habits and enough comfort and safety to find new discoveries. The deeper you go in, the more you learn! Yes it's fun and that's magnificent, but it's also soul and mind-expanding, which can't be bad.				
Jo
 
					Wonderful team and experience! I've made friends, built confidence and i'm simply much funnier than i used to be! Just completed my second term and am signing up for the next one. Highly recommended.				
Sam
 
					I participated in the 1-week, slow-burn improv intensive in the summer of 2025. It was excellent!

World-class teaching, well organized, safe & supportive culture, and both fun and educational. I highly recommend.				
Steve

					I've thoroughly enjoyed the classes and courses I've attended with And Also. The brilliant teachers and fellow students have helped me to grow and develop my improv skills whilst having a lot of fun in a really supportive environment with... read more lovely people. Thank you! I'm looking forward to the next course already.				
Carrie
 
					I have been learning improv from Heather and Jules at AndAlso since 2014. I have always loved their approach, non judgemental and also equipping you with skills and tips to improve. Some of my all-time favourite exercises were from their... read more drop-in classes, and I now go every year to their Spring retreat. Highly recommended!				
Fabian
 
					Beginners Improv Classes in Brighton with And Also
A review by Richard, 55, from Worthing

I’d done improv classes in the past and even an improv retreat, but a really long time ago. I deflected and stalled from starting up again, in... read more spite of my friends' enthusiastic insistence, and right now, one week in, I’m really not sure why I held back…

Well actually I know exactly why. Because I’d been shutting down for the last 5 years.

Like plenty others, I’ve come to realise - through the endeavours of my grown up kids to get their own clarity - that I’m quite a bit more spectrum-y than I ever understood in my 20s, 30s and 40s. Whilst that’s answered a lot of questions for me, my tisms or my age, and the whole Covid era have conspired and caused me to recoil further from social situations.

I knew that wasn’t a sustainable path, but I didn’t really know what to do to get past that, and get back to the former me.
Well enter Level 1, week 1 of Improv Classes in Brighton…
I spent a good fortnight feeling nervous about the impending classes. It felt like such a massive leap to launch into a group of people I didn’t know and spend two and a half hours with them on a random Thursday night. I didn’t want to look stupid. I didn’t want to be the only one in their 50s in the room. I didn’t want to be rubbish at improv. I didn’t want to not get the references people half my age might come up with.

I didn’t need to worry.

Our excellent, irreverent, super-experienced, been-round-the-acting-and-improv-block teacher Rosy, sought to reassure us from the outset that we couldn’t get it wrong. “Look in the middle of the circle - there’s literally nothing there. There’s nothing to mess up” she proclaims.

And then most of the night is spent playing the gentlest, most accessible, non-threatening warm up improv games which are just stupid and funny and keep us riveted in the present moment. And that’s what I’d been missing… the play, the laughter, the absence of judgement, the collaboration and the low-stakes involvement.

I know much talk about improv is to do with people stepping out of their comfort zones. Personally, I felt that, rather than doing something uncomfortable, my comfort zone just expanded, quite naturally and effortlessly, to accommodate the things we were being asked to do.

The end result was everyone stepping up to take part in one-word-at-a-time scenes. My trio dictated a particularly terse letter to god about the bad weather we’d been having, to our warm, supportive and celebratory group. It felt cathartic in more ways than one.

The forgotten benefit of improv is that my week since has felt that bit lighter. I’ve not been overthinking work quite so much. I’ve taken more in my stride. I’ve chatted more to strangers without by brain feeling the need to process, edit and second-guess what I’m about to say, and that’s boosted my self-confidence too.

Roll on Beginners Improv Lesson 2. I already know nothing can possibly go wrong.				
Richard

					These people are the best on the planet at what they do. Joe is a remarkable, magical musician; able to condense the exact emotional high-point of a scene into the single most appropriate piece of music at the speed of... read more thought. If you need ...				
Gordon
 

					I just need to say that this is one of the best things I have done in my life.
I was getting into an “I’m an introvert, I don’t do things like this” mindset. Applying the wrong idea of introversion (which... read more annoys me) to myself.
After seeing my wife in her end of term show I thought what the heck, give it a go.
It’s been enormous fun. It’s like permission for adults to play. Kids naturally improvise all the time don’t they?
It has also I believe been quite healing. I have an arthritic condition that I simply forget about when involved in this. It’s helped me to recognise and believe in a part of myself that I didn’t know existed. A freer part. And I hope psychologically this will affect my condition in a positive way. I wonder if anyone else has had this experience?
It’s also helped me be freer in my art.
I love it.				
Ric
 

					I really enjoyed the Show and I saw that people have developed their Improv skills  creativity and confidence massively in recent months. I laughed a lot:)				
Julia
 

					All my Improv experiences have been excellent - the teachers are the perfect mix of fun and informative. The workshops feel like a very safe space.				
Jack
 
					Brilliant empathetic instructors who make classes interesting and fun!!!				
Mary
 
					We spent two lovely evenings watching the shows. It was a joy to watch talented people who were so quick witted and funny

Absolutely loved the venue, atmosphere and the vibe, everyone was so friendly.

It was so lovely to be able... read more to see our son doing something he loves

Will be looking forward to the next show				
Maggie

					A week of the most joyous, educational, non-stop, intensive, musical improv. Heather, Jules, and Joe work at the top of the game as professional improvisers and as master teachers.				
Max
 
					Amazing improv community with fab teachers who run brilliant classes and put on inspiring improv shows.				
Ryan
 
					Love the variety, love the play. Every session is different yet has a grounding theme. I open up and learn more about my confidence to interact with others and let funny appear. No need to even be funny… the sessions... read more just bring it out. The growing connections with the group are half of the experience… building friendship over time in a playful setting is really relaxing and enjoyable! I want to go all the way… to the end of all the levels and ‘complete’ comedy improv haha. Such a great journey to jump into :))				
Anna

					I did a really effective and exhilarating intestive week of workshops with AndAlso. I am sure I will be back for more. Highly recommended.				
Matt
 
					Inspiring teachers and well-balanced workshops! Watching Heather in action is a true delight—whether she's leading a workshop or performing on stage.				
Edyta
 
					A wonderful week of musical improv with Heather. Highly recommended. An outstanding coach.				
Rachel

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