‘When we woke up this morning, nobody handed us a script for the day.’ We all improvise in our everyday lives. Our improvisation courses help you build the skills and find the fun.
The Questors Theatre has a long tradition of improvisation training and performance.
Our courses for adults have a firm focus on fun. They are taught by experienced improvisers who have trained at London’s top improvisation schools. They run on Saturday afternoons and there are two levels to choose from.
Here, you will gently be introduced and supported in both the comedic shortform exercises, as seen in ‘Whose line is it anyway’, and the more naturalistic longform elements of improvisation, as performed by Mike Myers, Steve Carell and Tina Fey.
We will practice lots of games and exercises in pairs and in groups, and find a lot of humour both intended, and not intended! We will learn techniques to help us think on the spot without going completely blank, remember names, create grounded scenes in every imaginable location, create believable relationships and have meaningful dialogues… and let’s not forget having some pretty absurd ones too! We will also practice ‘getting things wrong’, and discovering that when things don’t go to plan, the world doesn’t stop turning… getting things wrong is a fundamental element of comedy.
Everyone… beginners, actors, non-actors… and you don’t have to be clever, fast or funny. This course is for over 18s who want to:
There will also be the option to perform in a showcase to friends and family at the end of the final class.
See available courses below.
This is the next step, and anyone who’s done level 1, or already knows the basic ‘rules’ of improv: ‘Yes, and…’ etc., is most welcome. Utilising these skills, we will find more humour, more drama, and more emotionally charged scenes and formats including:
• New Longform formats such as La Ronde
Ant Griffith is our improvisation tutor. He has trained at Mountview Drama School, completed Questors Foundation and Advanced Performance courses and studied improvisation at The Free Association, Hoopla, The Nursery and The Maydays under Suki Webster, Josie Lawrence, Katy Schutte & Maria Peters. He is the founder and tutor of the Questors home improv team The Slack Captains. He is also a musician and songwriter, with several songs in the movie ‘The Girl with a Clock for a Heart’ directed by Daniel Barber.
If you want to find out more about this course, you can email us at adult_training@questors.org.uk.
Contact us| Payment Option | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Termly (non-Season-Pass holders) | £130 per term | Paid in advance of each term. 3 months in total. |
| Termly (Season-Pass holders) | £100 per term | Paid in advance of each term. 3 terms in total. |
| LEVEL 1 - Introduction to Comedy | 12 September-17 October | Saturdays 5:15-7:15pm | 6 weeks |
| LEVEL 2 - Intermediate | 7 November-12 December | Saturdays 5:15-7:15pm | 6 weeks |
Season Pass holders are eligible for discounts up to 25% off Questors Academy Acting for All, Improvisation and Platform courses. From as little as £20 per year, your Season Pass will also save you up to 50% off tickets to Questors productions.
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