Improv Workshop with Paul Birch

Do you fancy a go at improvisation with the opportunity to join our fledgling improv group, Unsettled?

Jump start your improv skills in our upcoming workshop, led by by local expert Paul Birch.

Paul is a playwright, practitioner and performer. He has made work with and for Audible, Birmingham Rep, Bristol Old Vic, City Varieties, Colet Court, Cheltenham Everyman, Leeds Grand, Leeds Playhouse, NCEM, Polka, Riding Lights Theatre Co, Sixth Sense, Spiteful Puppet and regular collaborations with York Theatre Royal. He specialises in improvisation and has trained in improv at iO Chicago and on the Conservatory Programme at the legendary Second City.

This is what Paul has to say about his YSCP workshop:

“This workshop will look at short-form improvisation familiar to anyone who has watched an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway. Taking the techniques of improvisation teachers such as Viola Spolin, Keith Johnstone and Del Close, we will explore ways to create characters and build comic scenes without ever worrying if they are funny or not”.

Paul will build on his last very popular workshop for YSCP by exploring game-of-the scene and character energy. The workshop is suitable for those who are new to improvisation as well as more seasoned players. On the back of Paul’s last workshop YSCP set up a new group called Unsettled. This friendly improv group is for YSCP members only which has been meeting monthly since March, on the fourth Thursday of every month at Southlands Methodist Church. We have room for more members to join the group and enjoy monthly improv sessions with other members.

Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided at the session which is guaranteed to be a lively and fun evening.

Cost: YSCP members £10, everyone else £15. To reserve your place, email maurice.crichton@ntlworld.com