What Are Improv Forms? (& Why They’re Really Just Sandboxes)
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 structu...
An announcement about shows
There is an old improv game called ‘What happens next?’. It goes like this. Improviser Anna asks ...
Using Letters in Improv Scenes
Using Letters in Improv Scenes
This came up in a class I was teaching last night, and I thought i...
Improvisation, Leadership and the Balance Between Art and Business
Holding Both: Art, Business, and the AndAlso Way
Running an arts company means constantly balanci...
Three-Quarters Through the Madness of Impro Amsterdam 2026
Three-Quarters Through the Madness of Impro Amsterdam 2026
I’ll write something practical about t...
Influencing Stakeholders: An Inside-Out Approach Through Improv
Influencing Stakeholders Training with Improvisation
At AndAlso, we’re often asked about influenc...
Disrupting Turn-Taking in Improv
Disrupting Turn-taking in Improv
I recently ran an improv coaching session all about playing with...
Playing the Protagonist in Narrative Improv
Playing the Protagonist in Narrative Improv
Lots of people fall in love with improv because of th...
How you can help AndAlso open an improv theatre
Last week, we shared a blog about the building we had hoped to move into. While it wasn’t the new...
An Update on the Ampersand: Not what we wanted to be sharing
This isn’t the update we wanted to share, but it’s an important one. We are facing the possibilit...
Dirty Dancing and Improv: 5 Things They Have in Common
Dirty Dancing and Improv: 5 Things They Have in Common
Dirty Dancing to me is one of those films ...
What Three Kick-Ass Women Taught Me About Leadership (and why improv belongs in the conversation.)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Women in Leadership event at Brighton’s i360, an ea...
No Stupid Questions: Can you do what you want in improv? (Part 2)
When you start doing improvisation, your teacher will probably tell you to be obvious. Don’t thin...