Steve Roe

Steve Roe is the co-founder of Hoopla and has been teaching improv for over six years. He teaches improvisation every Monday, Thursday and Saturday in London, and Sundays across the UK. He has experience of teaching beginners, experienced improvisers, stand up comics, drama school students and professional actors.

He has also taught improvisation to students at Imperial College London, South East Essex College, and various Secondary Schools and Primary Schools.  He has taught improvisation to corporate clients including Ignite, Objective, and ITV.

In 2010 Steve founded the UK’s first improvised comedy club at The Miller in London Bridge, creating a vibrant community of performers and a large repeat audience. He now books, produces and promotes improvised comedy shows every Tuesday and Wednesday in collaboration with Jon Monkhouse from LondonImprov.co.uk.

Steve has studied improv with Keith Johnstone, Patti Styles, Logan Murray from The Amused Moose, John Cremer and Katy Schutte from The Maydays, Allan Marriott and Dylan Emery from Crunchy Frog, Shawn Kinley from Loose Moose, Kevin Tomlinson, Mark Conway from Gonzo Moose, Sprout Ideas, Rob Broderick, The Penny Dreadfuls, Random Acts, Jonathan Kay, Jay Rhoderick from The Upright Citizens Brigade, Adam Oliver, Act Up, and The Chicago Improv Associates.

Steve currently directs Arthur and Imagine If You Will, and performs in Music Box the Improvised Musical (5 Stars – Fringe Guru, 5 Stars – Remote Goat). He has previously performed with The Maydays (5 Stars – Three Weeks) and various other shows across the UK’s improv scene. He continues to support countless other shows that have popped up from Hoopla workshops.

Professionally Steve has worked as a Management and IT Consultant with Accenture, a Project Manager with American Express, and more recently has spent the last five years working as an Assistant Producer with a number of production companies and channels including ITV, The History Channel, BBC 2 and Channel 4.

He studied Aeronautical Engineering at University. His other interests include mountain biking, hiking, beans on toast and Muppets.