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The Secret to Sex Appeal? How Improv Makes you Attractive
in OpinionsHow improv makes you attractive That certain ‘je ne sais quoi.’ Effortless Charisma. Radiant Charm. That feeling that certain people give off that just makes…
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The Problem with Improv: Bullshit
in Opinions“All our words from loose using have lost their edge” – Hemmingway Bullshit is an easy word to throw around. Being foul mouthed, in the…
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How to be Creative? Just be Obvious
How to be creative? The answer is obvious How to be creative? We all want to know the answer. And so, what a funny word…
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No but or Yes and: Playing with Contrast
in OpinionsCompare and Contrast Contrast is the theme of our classes this week over at AndAlso. Contrast may seem like an odd choice of theme in…
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How to Smash the Patriarchy with Improv
in OpinionsHow to Smash the Patriarchy with Improv It’s International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, and the theme of our classes this week. I’m…
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A Pocket of Change
in NewsConsidering 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…
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How to be a better improviser in 2024
in OpinionsNew Year’s resolutions always come with a lingering feeling of dread. Lovely they may be in theory, but we know they will soon be broken.…
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What’s coming in 2024?
in NewsNew 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,…
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On being boring
in OpinionsMeditate for the first time and your brain might well go something like this: “OK, just do nothing. This should be easy. Try a harder…
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An Abundance of Abundance
in OpinionsI 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…
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On Originality and cheesecake
in OpinionsI 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…
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How to talk less in improvisation – a Poem
in OpinionsOne 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…