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Sunday, 22 May 2011

What I find...

What I really find as a failure, and I mean failure with a big 'F' is when someone who does not reach a goal sits down to wallow in whining and refuses to try again. When the person rolls over in the mud and won't learn or try again, I'd call that a "Failure." If you're still giving it a go, you're not a failure.

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F for Foolishness

Many people operate from the idea that anything that blocks immediate success is "failure" and that means "Failure" with a bit F. What foolishness.

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Words

Words have no meaning without a frame to put them in.

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Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Shy and Retiring - more Impro

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Give it to me straight doctor - more impro photos

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Under Arm Over Arm - more Impro

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A Multi-Person Scene from Sunday Night's Impro

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Sunday, 15 May 2011

A real dressing room in a real theatre

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Monday, 2 May 2011

One Might Imagine...

One might imagine that social pressure would remove aberrations; but contact with other people is stressful (our blood pressure goes up every time someone enters a room), and whatever lowers our anxiety soon becomes engrained. If a fake smile does the trick, or a tight mouth, or planning what to say instead of listening, we'll repeat this behaviour until we're convinced that it's 'us', just as we believe that our posture and voice are 'us'.

Keith Johnstone - Impro for Storytellers http://amzn.to/juSSNT
(Come see a Keith Johnstone inspired Improv show in London on 15th May http://post.ly/1yXIe)
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Sunday, 1 May 2011

Improv Show on 15th May


I'm doing another improvised theatre show on the 15th May at the Hen and Chickens Theatre in Marylebone.

From the minute I went on stage and started sawing in half an imaginary piece of wood in the first scene of the last show, I had an absolute ball.  Even more importantly for anybody who might be thinking of coming, I have it on good account from some of my stiffest critics (my wife) that:

the people who actually paid to see it really enjoyed it.

If you're thinking of doing improvisation yourself, you might also want to come along and find out what you're letting yourself in for.

Here's a link to buy tickets (you can also buy them on the door). Tickets are only 7 pounds:

 Tell me where else you can get an evening's entertainment
for that kind of money in central London?

Also, don't worry, although I know it hardly seems possible but all of my fellow players are far more sexually attractive and better looking than me. And some of them are far more deranged and foul-mouthed.  If you don't believe me, see my account of the previous show if you're in any doubt and yes:

Beth is back.

Come along, it will be awesome.

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