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Too much of a good thing
in OpinionsA 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…
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We have a new syllabus!
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…
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How to Speak to Humans – Part 1
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…
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Slugs, change and what to expect in the next year
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…
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An announcement about the future
in NewsHello. This is an announcement from AndAlso and The Maydays. We are two companies with a lot of crossover, both in our aims and our…
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Improvisation and Impostor Syndrome
Impostor syndrome. The feeling that you’re a fraud, that everyone is going to ‘find you out’ and that you don’t deserve to be here. Hands…
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I am not your therapist
in Opinions‘I love improv’, said a student, looking me intently in the eyes, ‘It’s so much cheaper than a shrink’. We are leaning on a bar…
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An Improviser’s Guide to Stoicism
in OpinionsStoicism is one of those words that, through careless usage, has come adrift from its origins. Like ‘awesome’, or ‘literally’. With a small ‘s’, it…
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The Three Least Sexy Words in Improv
in OpinionsCome to my improv class (we tell you) and be (we promise you) finally, truly free! Step into the void and discover that others will…
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Why Every Improviser in the World Should Study the Harold
in OpinionsDid I pique your interest with that provocative title? Are you primed to splutter indignantly? Have I sold out and written deliberate clickbait? Am I…
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Online Improvisation: a Reflection
in OpinionsWe are pretty sure that Heather got COVID the week before the first lockdown in the UK. It was before tests were available, but she…
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The Secret of Improv
in OpinionsLast week, I wrote about improv myths and how they get in our way. I gleefully swiped at strawmen too absent to respond. I enjoyed…