Pretend Academy: Stupidly Theatrical

What is Pretend Academy?

Pretend Academy is a monthly improv boot camp led by Chris Mead, for any improviser who has gone through an improv school's training programme and is thinking - What next? This class is for improvisers who want to progress in the craft - we expect all students to already have experience performing and know how to sustain scene work.

• We will start at 6pm and the session will only have a brief warm-up before moving into exercises and scene work
• We will focus on a different skill each month
• The class size will be limited to 14 people maximum
• Each class will also include a free ticket to The Pretend Night - which starts at the same venue at 8pm
• The class is open to any improviser of any school of improv - we love and respect all forms of the craft

Summary

Where?  Theatre Deli Studios, Studio12, 107 Leadenhall St, City of London, London EC3A 4AF, United Kingdom
When? 6-8pm (with optional show 8-10pm)
How much? £25

More info

When people think of theatrical improv they often think of grounded, emotionally-led improv with great character relationships. They think of love stories and rivalries and the unburdening of dreadful truths. In short, everything is very dramatic.

But in this workshop, we're going to keep all the relationships and emotional truth - and then we're going to improvise silly, joyous, wonderful scenes full of friendship, laughter, riotous genre work and madcap energy.

We're going to have our theatrical cake AND eat it.

You'll learn:

• How to happily sit in a scene with confidence
• How to forge INSTANT CONNECTIONS with other characters
• To explore the monoscene format
  

See you soon!