We’re so excited that our Unscripted Players Big April Show is kicking off tonight! Both casts have been working their socks off for the past 10 weeks to bring you two fantastic, shiny new shows. So let’s meet them! Some of the team have very kindly shared their experience of being involved in an UP show with us. If it’s inspired you to get involved, see the bottom of the page for more information on the next round of Unscripted Players shows!
The Directors
Chris Lock – Director of ‘What Happened In the Interval’
- Where did the idea for your show come from? I was walking to work and thinking about what I was going to try and make a show for the British Improv Project this year that I managed to get into. The original title appeared as a passing thought and was originally “What we do in the interval”, I realised that was too close to the TV show “What we do in the Shadows” and as much fun as a show about Vampires and theatre might of been I found it more interesting to explore the idea of a theatrical piece changing peoples lives somehow.
- What’s been the best part of the process? The team have been incredible, they have been really involved in the process, putting suggestions forward, helping me refine and putting on amazing work.
- What are you most excited about? All of it. The scenes that have been pulled out of the relationship have been amazing to see, the team always impress me and I’m looking forward to more of that.
- What should people expect when coming to see the show? A relatable start, a fantastical and potentially chaotic middle, aiming for a poignant end.
- Why should people come and see the show? If they too want to have their lives changed by the power of theatre. Failing that, if they want to see 7 people having a lot of fun trying to tell a story.
Davy Evans – Director of ‘Whose Pulse Is ThIs Anyway?’
The Casts
What Happened In the Interval
Whose Pulse Is This Anyway?
Cast Bios
Michael Skelly
- Tell us about the show – what can people expect? – Heartfelt relationships and wacky theatre antics.
- Do you find yourselves drawing on your own experiences? – I sometimes feel more competent putting on our fake show than I do for real ones
- Have you ever had a life-changing experience while being in the audience of a theatre show? – I once saw a puppet show designed to teach children about death called “Goodbye Mr Muffin”. I wept and wept. I was 25 at the time
- Why should people come and see your show? – Their life might change in the interval
Jordan Seymour
- Tell us about the show – It’s a wild and emotional rollercoaster that will make you laugh and make you feel.
- What’s been your favourite part of rehearsals? – My favourite part of rehearsals has been learning all the different fun quirks of my fellow cast members.
- Have you ever had a life-changing experience while being in the audience of a theatre show? – I had an experience at a Show – I learned while watching Mamma Mia that while I can go to a show for someone else, I can’t pretend I’m enjoying it.
- Why should people come and see your show? -People should come and see our show, because cinema is dead. Come and see and original piece of improvised comedy it’s so much better.
Tina Malhotra
- What’s been your favourite part of rehearsals – Getting to know a new improv team and bonding for these 9 weeks. And trying to understand what’s in the directors head and bring it to life for them.
- Do you find yourselves drawing on your own experiences? – Yes I think I always draw on my own experiences when playing improv or I play out things I’ve heard other people say that sound interesting or weird or funny.
- Have you ever had a life-changing experience while being in the audience of a theatre show? – I had a life changing experience when I was about 13 watching a dance company perform a show at my school, I was like Wow, that’s what I want to do for a living, it was super inspiring and I signed up for loads of dance classes after that ……..
- What’s been the best show you’ve ever seen? – The best improv show I’ve ever seen was the first time I saw murder she didn’t write. It was so slick and clever I was like… how on earth did they do that?!
Joel Baguley
- Tell us about the show – what can people expect? – How one silly theatre show can change the trajectory of two people’s lives.
- What’s been your favourite part of rehearsals? – The heightened theatrical antics of the show within a show have been so much fun every time! Also loved getting to work with new people and seeing us become a cohesive group of players.
- What’s been the best show you’ve ever seen (improvised or otherwise!) – The last UP shows were incredible, so there’s a lot to live up to! My all time favourite would probably be “This Is Your Musical”. The combination of talent and humour is enchanting to watch.
- Why should people come and see your show? – It’s going to be fun, perhaps moving and deep.
If you’d like to come along and see these two brilliant casts in action, the Unscripted Players Big April Show is happening from tonight (Thursday 18th April) until Saturday 20th April. Get Tickets >
Feeling inspired and have an idea for a new improv show bubbling away in the back of your mind? For the first time, we’re running a Summer round of Unscripted Players in August 2024! We’ll be accepting pitches for show from Monday 29th April. If you’d like help refining your ideas or want to find out more about the process, we’re running a free Unscripted Players Pitching Workshop on Sunday 28th April. Find out more and reserve a spot >
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