http://www.improvisatorsdub.net London impro news and reviews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:33:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last August, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe took place during the worst UK riots for many years. The riots began in London and spread to Birmingham, Manchester and numerous other cities in England before coming to an abrupt end as the police doubled their patrols. It was a good opportunity for ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2012/02/01/the-edinburgh-festival-fringe-and-the-uk-riots/ London seems to be bereft of comedians at the moment; the comedy clubs are churning out the same tired old headliners, if they’re putting on shows at all, there are no major acts touring the big city venues. Where have all the comedians gone? Of course, I’m kidding. I ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/08/24/where-are-all-the-comedians/ Eddie Izzard is surely my favorite comedian at the moment, the thing that seems to get me glued to his comedy acts for many reasons narrows down to his random art of just saying things as it comes to his head. He just seems to blabber anything he wishes and ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/07/24/izzard-wizard/ One of the captions that I love to see in the Readers Digest magazine is ‘laughter: the best medicine’. How else can you get a laugh without comedy? I normally will do anything for a good laugh; that’s just the kind of person I am. A colleague recently asked why ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/06/28/those-who-make-us-laugh/ Improvisation is by far one of the greatest ways in which a story can be created. Whether you happen to be devising a gritty drama set in the backstreets of Soho or is you just want to write a sketch about industrial compensation, in order to get an idea from ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/05/25/the-importance-of-improvisation/ I could probably quite happily spend all my time in Edinburgh in August just hanging out on the Royal Mile. Not only is that the best place to see some free snippets of shows, enjoy some impromptu theatre or music, pick up a small forests-worth of leaflets about upcoming shows, ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/04/30/royal-mile-melting-pot/ During the months of August and September the Scottish capital celebrates a number of prestigious festivals, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Edinburgh International Festival, the Military Tattoo, the Edinburgh Art Festival and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. For people who prefer to travel spontaneously (not planning too far ahead!), ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/04/11/the-edinburgh-royal-mile-at-the-height-of-festival-time-it-is-truly-buzzing/ I’ve been to Edinburgh every year for the last five years now and, to be honest, I’m getting a bit bored of the whole thing. Sure, it’s a wonderful city and a fabulous festival, but have you ever heard the phrase “too much of a good thing”? Because that’s how ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/03/12/funny-in-any-language/ So I put of my email marketing to go see the improve play ‘House of Cards’. This is a production by a group of students motivated by the different card suits in a deck and using them to present each short play. http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2011/03/08/adelaide-fringe-2011-a-house-of-cards/ One of the stars of the Edinburg fringe festival has got to be Jim Jefferies and that is just because of his recent hit show named Alcoholocaust. He has been able to thoroughly entertain the large crowds that flock his shows to watch his impertinent style. If you hate ... http://www.improvisatorsdub.net/2010/12/25/jim-jefferies-alcoholocaust-review/