Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Improvised Play is a comedy show entirely made up on the spot with Charlie Kemp and Lola-Rose Maxwell taking direction from the audience to create the play. We sat down with Lola-Rose Maxwell ahead of the show's opening date on the 5th March.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLong form improv is based on fewer audience suggestions, with a series of scenes based on one or two suggestions, over a longer period. In tonight’s hour long show, we had two groups - Glasgow institution “Yer Da” and Berlin-based “GLB” performing to a near sell-out crowd, comprised of the general public and their contemporaries.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBack for its sixth year, the Edinburgh International Improv Festival is one worth seeking out. Running over four days, with a variety of shows and workshops for performers and groups, celebrating long form improvised comedy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCamp and chaotic – what’s not to love! A delightful gem, shining brightly amidst the vast sea of musical productions Unfortunate – The Untold Story of Ursula The Sea Witch emerges as a delightful gem, shining brightly…
Reading Time: 6 minutesToday, Thursday 22 February 2024, the first batch of shows that will be staged at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe have been revealed. All shows will be available to view on edfringe.com from 12:00 today. The 276 shows span…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis farce-within-a-farce pays homage to the theatre with riotous caricature, expert slapstick and witty wordplay As I arrived at the Oxford Playhouse, there were at least six coach loads of theatre-goers pouring into the auditorium. Much like…
Reading Time: 3 minutesBefore seeing this show, I admittedly only knew Rob Brydon as Uncle Bryn from Gavin & Stacey, so I was intrigued and excited, if a little bemused, about the premise of seeing him onstage singing a range of Tom Jones, Elvis and Guys and Dolls covers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne Way Mirror is a highly original, exciting, introspective and funny piece of art which defies classification Contrary to popular belief, one-way mirrors don’t actually reflect differently from the front and the rear; what matters is how…
Reading Time: 2 minutesSurrealist character comedy, puppets, endless laughs and a dark twist. Pull out your gingham blanket, and don’t forget your matching outfit, it’s time to have a picnic with Charlie Vero-Martin.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA modern revival of an award winning 90s sitcom is as fresh, hilarious and irreverent as ever 30 years on from the BAFTA and EMMY award-winning comedy series first broadcast on Channel 4 in the 1990’s the…