Is it a show? Is it a workshop? No, it’s Hoopla’s Friday Night Improv Party!

Blurring the fourth wall, smudging the boundaries between improviser and audience. The open mic night of impro.

Any improviser who turns up is in the show at London’s biggest ever impro jam. When not on stage they’re with the audience supporting other improvisers, to create one big beast of fun.

Improvisers come and sign up on the night, then names are picked out at random and thrown together in various games and scenes throughout the evening. All compered by Steve Roe with his mind open to the unexpected.

Audience members watch, shout suggestions, cheer, boo, some even get on stage. You are very welcome. You will witness behind the scenes of impro and experience something alive.

It’s gloriously unrehearsed and disgustingly messy, hopelessly messy, wonderfully messy.

After the show there will be music, bad dancing, drinking and laughter.

What happens if a hundred performers turn up?

They all perform, somehow, even if it turns into some kind of overpopulated improvathon.

What happens if nobody turns up?

Steve performs by himself, then gets drunk.

Isn’t the downstairs room a bit small for this?

Yes, it’s ridiculously small, it was all they had available. There will definitely be an atmosphere!

How long does it go on for?

Depends how many improvisers turn up. Will probably finish show bit by about 10:30pm, to give way to general Friday night activities.

Will it actually be any good?

In this evening of chaos good will no longer have any meaning. New worlds will evolve on stage, new games invented on the spot as mess will spawn invention. Yes it will be good.

Will reviewers like it?

No.

Will humans like it?

Yes.

This is theatre straight out of chapter 3 of The Empty Space (for all the drama geeks out there). This is David Shepherd’s 1950s dream alive today in London (massive impro geek reference).