katybateson
The most incredible workshop
The most incredible and vulnerable workshop I have ever been part of was a musical improv workshop with Katy Schutte and Joe Samuels at a...
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katybateson
- Jul 18
- 2 min
The scars left by teachers
Teachers have a massive impact on our lives. Both positive and negative. I have had some teachers both at school and in Improv who have...
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katybateson
- Jul 12
- 2 min
The deep friendships of Improv
One of the many things I love about improvisation is the incredible people it has brought into my life and the friendships I’ve made...
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katybateson
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Teacher Angst
I’ve been teaching improv for 10 years now and a bit over 1 of those has been online. I find I have 2 responses after teaching online....
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katybateson
- Jun 27
- 2 min
My favourite pre show moment
Before I had my boys We Are Improv used to perform every other month. I’d hire a local performance space and create new formats for our...
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katybateson
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Improv’s most under utilised tool?
I adore Narrative Longform. It truly makes my soul sing. Probably the only thing I adore more in improvisation is watching a group of...
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katybateson
- Jun 6
- 2 min
2032 - Where will you be?
This month with my Improviser’s Year groups we’ve been looking at where we want to be in 10 years time. If I’m completely honest I’ve...
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katybateson
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Monoscene - a test of improv ability
Out of all the shows I’ve ever performed the Monoscene was definitely the hardest but one of the most rewarding. The show I created was...
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katybateson
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Improv Superpowers
What is your improv superpower? Too often with our improv we can be too critical. I wasn’t funny enough. That character was too much like...
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katybateson
- Oct 5, 2021
- 0 min
Quarterly theme
It’s now October, the days are getting darker, the leaves have started changing colour and we’ve had a lot of rain! Now we’re coming to...
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katybateson
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Imposter Syndrome
This is my improv history/resume: Started learning improv at 8 years old in drama lessons. Continued with classes until 16. Did 2...
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katybateson
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
The downside of improvising an improv lesson
When I first started an improv group with my friends we’d turn up (quite often to someone’s living room) spend half an hour chatting,...
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katybateson
- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
How being a parent changed my relationship with improv
I started learning improvisation when I was 16 years and it soon became something that I built my life around! At my peak I was teaching...
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katybateson
- May 26, 2021
- 2 min
Fuck no!
I remember going to an improv workshop when I was around 18-21. It was a guest teacher coming to teach a regular group that I attended....
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katybateson
- May 23, 2021
- 1 min
Upcoming courses
Here are the booking links to all of the courses coming up in June and July! Parent Prov Saturday 29th May 9:30am - 11:00am £15 We’ll...
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katybateson
- May 23, 2021
- 2 min
Imperfect improv
Sometimes it feels like I’ve been out of the improv game for a very long time. Before having children I was teaching improv a couple of...
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