Posted: June 2, 2009
The London improvisation scene is exploding it seems. Whilst most industries are shrinking and consolidating as the “credit crunch” strikes down hard and fast, the improvisers of London are doing quite the oposite. In the last year the amount of impro groups has doubled, and there are more impro shows on than ever before. As the supply increases, so do the amount of people exposed to this very specific genre of performance. As more people try it out, more people are learning to love it… and thus does the industry grow not from the demand end, but infact from the supply end.
This is not to say that all the improvisation groups out there are any good. No, far from it unfortunatley. Like most areas within the performing arts, there are both some amazingly tallented groups, and then there are the cringe worthy sets of performers that leave you feeling a little sorry for them - a little like the most recent Boston Legal series really!
So how do you find the good from the bad? Well with so many groups and troups out there, this has become more and more difficult. Price is a fair one, but reputation is the failsafe methos. Talk to friends, get recomendations, ask the interent!
As the London scene explodes though, there is so much good stuff out there at cut throat entrances prices, it is enough to make you able to give up you television entirely!
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