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Here’s something to sweep away the winter blues: we a have just announced six fantastic new specialist courses and classes for 2026! Improv pros and beginners alike will have plenty of exciting new content to delve into. From learning how to make interactive theatre and introducing you to the Meisner technique, to discovering how to turn your best improv moments into sketches; there’s something for everyone in our upcoming season. Scroll down to take a look!
Working the Room: Hosting and MC Skills
With Imogen Palmer
Full Day Intensive | Saturday 7 February | 10:00 – 17:00
Want to charm a crowd instantly? Seem calm and relaxed in front of an audience? Join this class to develop your hosting, public speaking and audience interaction skills! Suitable for all levels of experience.
Tickets: £70 / £80
Acting Technique and Stagecraft
With Imogen Palmer
Full Day Intensive | Saturday 21 February | 10:00 – 17:00
Develop your stagecraft and acting skills, combining improvisation & scripted work in a workshop like no other. Suitable for those with some improv experience or those with acting experience looking to develop their improvisation skills.
Tickets: £70 / £80
Improv to Sketch
With Maria Peters
6 Week Course | Wednesdays 25 Feb -1 Apr | 18:30
If you’ve ever wished you could turn your improv best moments, memorable characters, or never-had-a-chance-to-initiate premises into real, scripted sketch comedy, then call the fire brigade because this course and you are going to get on like a house on fire. In this brand new course, we’ll dig into some of comedy’s classic sketch structures and tropes.
Tickets: £220 / £250
Improv For Actors
With Maria Peters
3 Week Course | Fridays 6 – 20 Mar | 12:00 – 15:00
Improv for Actors is a hands-on course designed to help performers feel more confident, spontaneous and truthful in the moment. You’ll improvise comedic and dramatic scenes, build characters on the fly, explore physical choices and work closely with scene partners. Along the way you’ll grow your confidence and find your own improvisation style.
Tickets: £120 / £150
Introduction to Meisner Technique
With Greg Shewring
Full Day Intensive | Saturday 14 March | 10:00 – 17:00
This one-day workshop offers an inviting and practical introduction to the Meisner Technique, designed especially for performers, improvisers, and complete beginners who are curious about truthful, moment-to-moment acting. Greg Shewring is a Meisner practitioner, actor-trainer, and theatre-maker whose work blends traditional Meisner training with contemporary approaches to actor learning.
Tickets: £60 / £70
Making Interactive Theatre
With Dylan Lowena
Full Day Intensive | Saturday 21 March | 10:00 – 17:00
Have you ever wanted to invite an audience to play? This practical all-day workshop explores how to use improv and game design techniques to make interactive shows that engage audiences from the most active of players to those who prefer to sit and watch. Led by Dylan Lowena, Artistic Director of award winning interactive theatre company Kill The Cat.
Tickets: £60 / £70
