Course Descriptions
You can see what courses are currently running on our Courses page, and if there's not one currently planned that you're interested in, then you can send us a request to run it in future.
To find out more about the courses we have available, see the details below.
Beginner Courses
Improv Basics
This physical and playful class teaches you to switch focus from an overthinking mind to a reactive mind rooted in the present moment. You start off strangers on day 1. After two hours, you’ve bonded together in a silly, laugh-inducing memorable way.
More Basics
You will train and strengthen the improv principle of Yes-And while maintaining that beginner’s mind. We’ll uncover and get a better understanding for the mechanics behind improv games and scenes.
All the Basics
It’s time to take a deep dive, look behind the scenes, under the hood, at the inner workings of improv theory. This class is great for those who wish to explore the ins and outs of improv through extensive feedback and playful work.
Stand-up Beginner
We introduce you to the brilliant craft of stand-up comedy writing. You’ll walk away with a 5-minute written and performed stand-up set.
Intermediate Courses
Characters & Relationships
Step outside yourself and into the ‘skin’ of the imaginative characters you create. Make your improv scenes more engaging and enjoyable to watch by developing strong characters and meaningful relationships.
Object Work & Environment
To enrich our improv scenes and activate the audience’s imagination, we will build creative environments from our collective imagination and let our body and actions do the talking for us.
Scene & Story
Learn the importance of storytelling in improvisation and explore thematic forms, genres and devices used to create story-based games and scenes.
Stand-up Intermediate
Continue working on your jokes in the context of a supportive group to train helpful habits, debate aspects of comedy writing and to help you find your voice.
Advanced Courses
Advanced Skills
Make the transition from short form to long form improv by focusing on editing, ending a scene, working with different storylines and supporting from the sidelines.
Advanced Games
Explore the shortform improv games that always looked too difficult to try! Learn how to host and direct games and interact with the audience to get the best suggestions.
Next Level
Feel stuck playing the same characters, miming the same activities, saying the same words? Benefit from an expert eye and receive extensive constructive feedback to take your improv to the next level.
Advanced Specialist Courses
In this beloved improv format, storytellers spin true tales to inspire a series of improvised scenes. It’s a beautiful mash-up of true stories and inspired, imaginative improv.
Duos
Find the perfect improv format for you and your duo-partner by focusing on scene structure, character and storytelling.
The Play
Imagine you are in this amateur theater group and together, you create your own play in real-time on stage. It will look like it’s scripted but it’s all improvised!
Extra Skills
Musical Games
You’ll be accompanied by a live pianist as you learn to perform improvised singing games. It’s easier than you think and sooo much fun!
Acting Skills
Work on skills designed to make you a better actor and create deep and meaningful scenes through characters with many facets and real life objectives.
Solo Sketch Writing
Like playing characters? Enjoy scripting material? In this course, you will understand how to hone in on characters and develop sketch material for yourself.