Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Heather Urquhart Opinions
I am a big believer in the idea of abundance. I don’t want to go all Tony Robbins or anything but having an abundance mindset has always served me well. At the very least, it has certainly served m...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Jules Munns Opinions
I don’t travel to improv festivals very much anymore, mostly cos of having two very energetic kids. That and setting up a new company with some pretty ambitious goals. I never did as much as Heathe...
Thursday, October 19, 2023 Heather Urquhart News
One of the first questions people ask when they find out I am an improviser is ‘What happens if you can’t think of anything to say?’ As if saying things is the most important part...
Monday, October 09, 2023 Heather Urquhart Opinions
This week is Animal Week at AndAlso (that means all our drop-in classes will have this theme). So to celebrate, here’s a list of 5 animals that are like improvisers. Both as performers and as chara...
Sunday, August 27, 2023 Heather Urquhart Opinions
If you ask an improviser to define status, I suspect many would struggle to pin it down. But I’m also willing to bet that most of them could show you status in a heartbeat. Because status, like s...
Monday, August 14, 2023 Heather Urquhart News
Confession: I’m a very emotional person. Watching my 2 year old son trying to blow seeds off a dandelion makes me squeal in delight. Trying to insert a signature into a PDF will make me fly into a ...
Thursday, August 10, 2023 Jules Munns Opinions
Hands up if you have heard something like this in an improv class: ‘Say the first thing that comes into your head.’ ‘Go with your gut.’ ‘You know the answer.’ ‘Just see what happens.’ (The last one...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Jules Munns Opinions
Game is a word that gets used a lot in improvisation. A lot. And being a wordy kind of guy, I am always cautious of words that get overused.; they get rough around the edges, lose their function. I...
Monday, July 10, 2023 Jules Munns Opinions
A couple of weeks ago, perhaps unsurprisingly, I was teaching a Harold class. New-ish to it, the class had just worked their way through the form. It had been fun, but difficult. Memories were stre...
Thursday, June 22, 2023 Heather Urquhart News , Opinions
Before I tell you about the new syllabus we are creating, let me share some of the most wonderful improv scenes I have witnessed. In no particular order: ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, ‘Chris fails ...
Friday, June 16, 2023 Jules Munns News , Opinions
This week, I was lucky enough to attend the 2nd annual edition of Acteon’s ‘Speak to the Human’ conference. Acteon are a consultancy that do all kinds of interesting and innovative things. Li...
Friday, May 26, 2023 Jules Munns News , Opinions
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.  Let me explain. On the p...