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A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation.
Classic improv games and variations
Telling stories and creating characters
Using improv to make theatre and comedy, from monologues to full-scale productions
An asset to students and teachers of improvisation in schools, drama schools, higher education and theatre groups, both professional and amateur. It will also be of benefit to organisations and individual readers who want to discover how improv stimulates creativity and confidence in all areas of life. The Improv Book opens up this exciting discipline to a wider audience.
About the author
Alison Goldie is an actor, theatre director, facilitator, writer and broadcaster with a long career in making and performing theatre and comedy. As an improviser she performed in Theatresports™ and the legendary improv troupe Spontaneous Combustion. On the comedy circuit of the 1980s she was in the double-act The Wild Girls and a stand-up comic. On TV and radio her credits include Newman and Baddiel in Pieces (BBC2), and presenting for The Travel Show (BBC2) and Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4) among others. She has toured internationally with her theatre company The Weird Sisters and recently toured the UK with her one-woman show Lady in Bed. Alison has taught improv all over the world.
Website: www.alisongoldie.com
Twitter: @ladyinbed
Facebook: Improvisation Courses
YouTube Channel: Improv Book
Summary
A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation.
Classic improv games and variations
Telling stories and creating characters
Using improv to make theatre and comedy, from monologues to full-scale productions
An asset to students and teachers of improvisation in schools, drama schools, higher education and theatre groups, both professional and amateur. It will also be of benefit to organisations and individual readers who want to discover how improv stimulates creativity and confidence in all areas of life. The Improv Book opens up this exciting discipline to a wider audience.
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In a world where imagination seems to be fighting a losing battle against technology, Alison Goldie has come up with a brilliant and easy to follow guide to putting people back in touch with this essential part of their creative minds ... This book should be on the bloody national curriculum!
