“The most important group work since the pyramids” - Bill Murray

Intro to The Harold - Performance Course 

with The Maydays, Jules Munns

Intro to The Harold Performance Course culminates in a performance showcase for friends and family at the Ralli Hall Theatre in Hove.

Improv games are great, and so are scenes. They are fun and funny. They teach you a little about yourself and maybe even a little about life. But how can we link them together to make a show? How can we be inspired without being restricted? How can a group become a team and then make something extraordinary together?

Something that changes each time, but has a structure that holds it together?A classic improv format that was created in the 1980’s, the Harold is a fascinating, flexible way to make an improv show. It is composed of sets of three scenes, group games and the infamous ‘opening’. Rather than being tied to a single story, characters and scenes can cross-pollinate and inspire each other. The backbone of improv training at many famous improv theatres including iO and the UCB, you can learn it in a few weeks and still be performing it twenty years later.

Taught by self-confessed Harold fanatic Jules Munns, this course will unpack and share the mysteries of the form. No previous knowledge of the form is necessary. Once you start to learn, you’ll be seeing it everywhere anyway.

What can I expect?

- Builidng on the introduction to the classic ‘Harold’ Structure - openings, streams, beats and games (don’t worry - that’s all the jargon!)

- How the Harold is welcoming to all players - a balance of the comic, the heartfelt and the weird

- How connections can be made - A close examination of how scenes can inspire each other and themes can arise without effort

- Being yourself among others - How to work in a group without losing individuality

- Staring in a performance showcase for friends and family

Who is this course suitable for?

- Adults 18-100

- Improvisers with 1 year+ of experience

- Improvisers who have Harold experience and want to move onto a performance level

If you're unsure whether this course is right for you, then just pop us an email to mayday@themaydays.co.uk

"Well taught, challenging but not overwhelming. Lovely group vibes are testimony to the teaching."

BOOK NOW!

Min. participants 7, Max. 16.

When: Wednesday nights for 6-weeks, from 7th June to 12th July, 7-9.30 pm each week, the performance showcase for friends and family will run in week 6 on Wednesday 12th July at the Ralli Hall Theatre in Hove, doors 7.15 pm, you'll need to be available from 6/6.30pm for a warm-up before showtime!

Where: BHASVIC Brighton. 205 Dyke Rd, Brighton & Hove BN3 6EG

Cost: £175.00 general, £160.00 concession

Due to performance show costs, this course costs £10 more than our intermediate 6-week courses with no performance element.

Please note: Booking fees on Ticket Tailor have increased slightly.

We offer Diversity Scholarship places for our improv courses, details here.

If financial hardships are an issue, we are happy to offer scholarships and payment plans please contact us directly to discuss at mayday@themaydays.co.uk

If we have to cancel the event due to low numbers, we will do this with 24 hours' notice and you will receive a warning 48 hours before the course if this looks likely.

Please do not contact individual Maydays team members directly regarding our classes and/or events, for all company queries please contact us via our Facebook page or email us at mayday@themaydays.co.uk.

Improv Facilitator Jules Munns