The Poole Improv Company

03/07/2023

A chance to see what our improvisers have been learning

10/04/2023

Looking forward to starting our first improv workshop next week, Monday 17th 7-9pm. You still have time to book your spot.

17/03/2023

Just one month to go before our Beginner's Workshop starts. There are still places available, so book now to make all of your wildest dreams come true.
www.pooleimprov.company/book-now

14/02/2023

Happy Valentines!

Are you concerned you're not spontaneous enough? Then join our Beginner's Workshop, where the first lesson is all about Spontaneity.

You will be head over heels in love with Improv, guaranteed.🥰

08/02/2023

Secrets of Storytelling #43: Any character can do or say anything. All you need to do is give them a reason. Real characters have intention as well as action or dialogue.

Learn to create great characters and tell compelling stories with our Improv Workshop, check out www.pooleimprov.company for more.

07/02/2023

Secrets of Storytelling #41: Your story should only ever get more interesting as it progresses. Always raise the stakes, never lessen them. Then your endings will be more enjoyable.

Learn to create great characters and tell compelling stories with our Improv Workshop, check out www.pooleimprov.company for more.

06/02/2023

Secrets of Storytelling #37: If an audience does not care about your characters, they will not care about what happens to them. Create rich characters and introduce them to the audience early. Make them care.

Learn to create great characters and tell compelling stories with our Improv Workshop, check out www.pooleimprov.company for more.

Improv theatre is the style of theatre where the story, the action and the dialogue are not pre-planned. Anything can happen, usually depending on suggestions from an audience. performances will often feel like a sketch show, with a series of un-connected scenes, usually with some element of a game;...

05/02/2023

Secrets of Storytelling #31: The story begins when the routine is broken, everything up until that moment is a diary. If the routine is never broken, no story has taken place.

Learn to create great characters and tell compelling stories with our Improv Workshop, check out www.pooleimprov.company for more.

04/02/2023

Secrets of Storytelling #29: When your scene has been physically, you don’t have to use every object, but your audiences will find it unsettling if the kitchen moves from stage left to stage right. Pay attention to your physical interactions and remain consistent.

Learn to create great characters and tell compelling stories with our Improv Workshop, check out www.pooleimprov.company for more.

Improv theatre is the style of theatre where the story, the action and the dialogue are not pre-planned. Anything can happen, usually depending on suggestions from an audience. performances will often feel like a sketch show, with a series of un-connected scenes, usually with some element of a game;...

03/02/2023

Secrets of Storytelling #27: From the moment you introduce your characters and their setting the audience already knows what story they want to hear. For best results, give them what they want: Be Obvious.

Learn to create great characters and tell compelling stories with our Improv Workshop, check out www.pooleimprov.company for more.

Improv theatre is the style of theatre where the story, the action and the dialogue are not pre-planned. Anything can happen, usually depending on suggestions from an audience. performances will often feel like a sketch show, with a series of un-connected scenes, usually with some element of a game;...

31/01/2023

We are very pleased to be launching our first Improv Workshop of 2023. Book now to join in the fun.

31/01/2023

Welcome to the Poole Improv Company. Here you can find out what we are doing, why we are doing it and how you can get involved.