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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...
katybateson
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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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...
katybateson
Jul 12, 20222 min read
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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....
katybateson
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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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...
katybateson
Jun 27, 20222 min read
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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...
katybateson
Jun 24, 20222 min read
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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...
katybateson
Jun 6, 20222 min read
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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...
katybateson
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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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...
katybateson
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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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...
katybateson
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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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...
katybateson
Jul 29, 20212 min read
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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,...
katybateson
Jun 13, 20212 min read
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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...
katybateson
May 30, 20213 min read
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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....
katybateson
May 26, 20212 min read
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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...
katybateson
May 23, 20211 min read
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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...
katybateson
May 23, 20212 min read
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