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Improvised Shakespeare with Rebecca MacMillan
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William Shakespeare: the bard, England’s national poet, the world’s greatest dramatist. Untouchable, inimitable… unimprovisable, right? Surely you can’t just ‘make up’ Shakespeare? You absolutely can and it’s beautiful and hilarious in equal measure. Join this workshop where you will achieve the impossible by improvising in the style of Shakespeare.

Using a range of techniques and games, a mixture of short and long form improvisation, and a touch of parody, we’ll have Shakespeare’s quill putting words straight into our mouths.

Exploring the range of Shakespeare’s genres and themes – comedic, tragic, historic, and the simply weird; we’ll become improvised royals and nobles, fools, witches, ‘rude mechanicals’, unrequited lovers, witty youths, warriors and fairies.
This workshop is suitable for those with a basic level of improvisation (comfortable being in a scene) and a reasonable grasp of the English language. No previous study or performance of Shakespeare is necessary.

Rebecca MacMillan

has been teaching improv for twenty years. She’s been learning and performing improv since before then, taking inspiration from a huge range of schools, teachers and other influences. She’s active in developing an improv community in Stroud, where she lives. Co-founder of the Maydays, she also performs with Closer Each Day – the improvised soap, Impromptu Shakespeare, No Expectations – the Improvised Dickens Show & The Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes. Rebecca is a nurturing and supportive teacher with a playful sparkle, and loves to help improvisers and teams to discover their improv super powers, and lean into, collaborate together with, and take joy from them.

Improvised Shakespeare with Rebecca MacMillan

£50.00

 

Improv Improvers – Level 2 Evening Class at Midlands Arts Centre.
 Improv Improvers – Level 2 Evening Class at Midlands Arts Centre. 654 314 Jon Trevor
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A 12-week follow-on course to advance and develop your improv comedy skills.

Throughout this course you will:

  • hone your short-form game skills
  • understand how to initiate and sustain great improv comedy scenes
  • employ a variety of edit styles and techniques to support fellow players
  • combine scenes into enjoyable longform sets
  • learn a number of longform formats for shows

All while having enormous fun and laughing uproariously!

Towards the end of the course, you can be part of a public showcase performance, providing the perfect opportunity to share your newfound skills with family and friends

This course is suitable for adults aged 18+ years. It is open to improvers who have taken the Introduction to Improv course  at MAC or equivalent elsewhere.

Runs on Thursday evenings from May 1st to July 24th

Info and booking – https://macbirmingham.co.uk/courses/improv-improvers-pe103-summer-2

Introduction to Improv – Beginners Evening Class at Midlands Arts Centre.
 Introduction to Improv – Beginners Evening Class at Midlands Arts Centre. 654 314 Jon Trevor
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A 12-week beginners’ course to learn the core skills of improvised comedy.

Discover the joy, freedom, and challenge of Improv. Learn to be more creative and more playful. Low-pressure, high-enjoyment classes in a fun, friendly, supportive, and stress-free environment. Complete beginners are welcome. You don’t need any drama, acting, comedy or improv experience whatsoever. You don’t have to be clever, fast, or funny either. Also good for writers, actors and comedians looking to widen their skills. Even good for introverts!

Improv is not the same as stand-up; you’re not alone on stage and it’s not about telling jokes. It’s about working together as a team with other improvisers to spontaneously create group stories, scenes & sketches. There’s no such thing as failure in improv!Over a course of 11 weekly workshops you’ll progress as a team while learning core improvisation skills like Spontaneity, Listening, Yes And Character, Scenes, Story, and Status.

With the chance to perform in an end-of-term show!

Run by Jon Trevor, founder and leader of Box of Frogs, director of the Birmingham Improv Festival.

Thursday nights 7.30pm to 9.30pm from January 9th to April 3rd.

Info and booking – https://macbirmingham.co.uk/courses/introduction-to-improv-pe102-autumn-2