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Welcome to the joyful world of making things up!
Unlock your ideas, boost your confidence and get more play into your life with this 8-week introduction to theatrical and comedy improvisation (improv) as experienced teacher Carla guides you through the fundamentals. We'll be playing games, creating stories together, and learning to make each other laugh, all in a safe, supportive environment.
You don’t need any drama, acting, comedy or improv experience. Neither do you need to consider yourself funny either - in fact, it's much better if you bring your authentic self. The best improv comes from what we might consider very ordinary, read this blog here to find out more.
The venue is fully wheelchair accessible, and we are a disability and neurodivergency-friendly course. Please let us know if you have any questions or accessibility needs. If you want to know more about the course in general, please also get
in contact.
We'd love you to join us this January 2025!
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Carla Keen is a professional theatre-maker whose practice is based in play and spontaneity. She has an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Carla has studied - and continues to work with - with a wide-variety of international improv and clown teachers, She has taught improv for over 10 years, and prior to that Carla taught English as a Foreign Language for
five years.
Carla believes that play and being in the moment are key to wellbeing, and her classes are joyful and
highly interactive.
Carla is a registered Equity member with Personal Liability Insurance, has an enhanced DBS, and has undergone extensive adult safe-guarding training. Carla also ensures that students work to an agreed code
of conduct.
'If you want somewhere to learn improv, this is a safe, fun, and encouraging environment in which to do it.'
(Simone, Adult Beginners student)
'it really helped our group of students from diverse backgrounds get to know each other and set the tone of acceptance and support for the week. Carla exceeded our expectations and our students cited her improv session as one of the highlights of the week.'
(Rachel Gil, Associate Director, Cresset Capital)