The Improv Book

Name: The Improv Book
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781350265974
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Improvisation for Theatre, Comedy, Education and Life

By Alison Goldie

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The Improv Book by Alison Goldie is a smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation. It covers classic improv games, storytelling, character creation, and using improv to make theatre and comedy from monologues to full-scale productions. The book is designed for students, teachers, and theatre groups, professional or amateur, and also benefits individuals and organisations seeking to boost creativity and confidence through improv.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for students and teachers of improvisation at all educational levels, theatre groups both professional and amateur, and anyone looking to enhance creativity and confidence through theatre and comedy. It is particularly useful for drama schools, higher education, youth theatres, and individual readers intrigued by the art of improvisation.

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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.

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Praised for being cheerful, chatty, and highly informative, this book is described as a 'readable heedable role-book' and a 'wondrous toolbox for the imagination.' Reviewers highlight its humour, instructiveness, and friendly approach, saying it’s an essential guide for anyone interested in comedy and improvisation. It is seen as a passionate and enthusiastic resource that could inspire youth theatre companies and educators alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350265974

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 February 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 313g

Pages: 296

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Alison Goldie Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

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. She is a great believer in the power of improvisation for stimulating creativity, and developing theatre and life-skills, and is living proof that performing and teaching improv keeps you young and sexy (she says). 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 her credits include Newman and Baddiel in Pieces (BBC2), and presenting for The Travel Show (BBC2) and Dream Ticket (ITV) 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. She has directed for the Garrick Theatre, Unicorn Theatre, Vienna’s English Theatre and Youth Music Theatre amongst others. Alison has taught improv all over the world.