Welcome to improvised comedy! At Playface we focus on joy and comedy through play and a super supportive atmosphere - we’re going to have so much fun.
What will we do?
Our course takes you through the basics of improv, playing characters and creating something magical together. Whilst showing you a taster of the different forms that improv comedy can take; short form, long form, narrative and more (what does this mean? You’ll find out). We provide you with enough experience and information to decide where to take your improv or comedy journey after the course.
Think of this as your foundation course in improvised comedy.
Why improv?
As well as being lots of fun to play with our imaginations and others, improv can help in all aspects of your life. Improv can help build confidence, creativity, compassion, collaboration and a whole bunch of other things that don't begin with C. It can help you stay calm in stressful situations, think on your feet and feel happy playing together in a team. You can read about why Viki started improv here.
This course is great if you want to:
- Connect with others, improve your listening and build something together
- Be more comfortable making mistakes and getting joy from them
- Have fun pretending to be plumbers, wizards and cats with other adults
- Become more confident in performing and presenting
- Try a few different forms of improv to see which you prefer doing
- Feel more comfortable improvising in other forms of comedy or theatre
Do I need experience?
No, this is for beginners. You don't need any acting, performing or comedy experience. In fact, you don't even have to have liked drama in school!
You also don't need to be funny or an extrovert. We set the environment to be supportive and collaborative so we'll all work together to create something beautiful over the 4 weeks.
The class takes places every Monday evening from 7pm - 9.30pm across 4 weeks. This totals 10 teaching hours.
- Monday 15th January 2024 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
- Monday 22nd January 2024 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
- Monday 29th January 2024 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
- Monday 5th February 2024 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Class size: up to 18 students.
🎉 If you wish to purchase this course as a Christmas gift for someone then please drop us a message and we'll send you a personalised, physical card for you to give them (free of charge) 🎉
About The Teacher
Viki Jackson has been performing and training in improv comedy since 2016 (Hoopla, Free Association, Maydays etc.) and has performed with teams such as Kerfuffle, Improv The Dead, And Now, VAJ&CAJ. She teaches with Playface and has a focus on vibrant characters and upbeat energy.
Outside of improv, Viki has trained in stand up, clown and sketch (Angel Comedy, Viggo Venn, AYN). You may spot her around the London stand up circuit covered in houseplants or fooling around on the stage of Modern Art.
Viki’s also a trained happiness facilitator with the Museum of Happiness so you can bet that her workshops have a super upbeat and positive energy, leaving you feeling good as you skip out into the world!
About Playface
Playface is a comedy club, school and community for clown and improvisation.
About The Venue
The workshop will take place at Islington Arts Factory (2 Parkhurst Road, London, N7 0SF) which is found within a converted church building. Accessibility note: unfortunately there is no accessible access to this venue due to the nature of the building.
If you have any access needs you’d like to discuss prior to the workshop please contact comedy@playface.fun. We’ll also run an access check-in at the beginning of the class.
Data Privacy
We require your email and phone number when taking bookings so that we are able to contact you regarding any last minute changes to the booking e.g. change of room within venue, unusual access requirements on the day etc.