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The most fun & friendly place to learn improv in the UK.
Our improv classes and courses are open to everyone, no previous experience of impro, acting or comedy needed. Complete beginners are welcome. Improv is for everyone.
We have the most experienced teachers in the UK who create a warm & supportive atmosphere where you are free to play and be yourself.
Hoopla have been running for over 14 years and are the UK’s biggest improvisation training school, teaching 1000s of people every year.
Hoopla are the founders of the UK’s 1st improv comedy club. Recommended by Time Out, The Evening Standard, The Metro and The Daily Telegraph.
Our theatre has shows 7 nights a week featuring people who have trained with Hoopla, and a warm welcoming community for you to join and support you with ongoing performance opportunities.
Hoopla also offer corporate training with clients including Google, Facebook, Apple, ITV, Accenture, Imperial College London and Comedy Central.
The capital’s best improv. The UK’s first improv comedy club.
The supportive atmosphere ensures that even complete beginners will have the confidence to grow their skills.
Hoopla's workshops are supportive and collaborative.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla.
The finest off-the-cuff troupes on the circuit.
Everywhere you look, huge grins suggest an enthusiasm and an attentiveness that is rarely seen in a course.
Thanks for the workshop. All the feedback has been extremely positive! The team loved it!
This introduction to improvisation will teach the skills you'll need to master scenes, stories and sketches in a relaxed environment.
There’s fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer.
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Level 1: Beginners improv course
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Level 2: Performance improv course
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Level 3: Scenes improv course
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Level 4: Long-form improv course
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Level 5: Advanced improv courses
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Ongoing performing opportunities
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Drop-In Workshops
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Stand up comedy courses
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what's coming up
July
- Sat 20th JulyWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Sat 20th JulysHOW: HOOPLA PRE-PARTY>
- Sat 20th JulyShow: Whose Mind is it Anyway & The Maydays>
- Sun 21st JulySHow: Hoopla Mega-Jam>
- Mon 22nd JulyWorkshop: SUMMER FUN TIMES>
- Mon 22nd JulyHOOPLA FRESH: STAND UP & skETCH>
- Tue 23rd JulySHOW: PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE>
- Wed 24th JulySHOW: PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE>
- Thu 25th JulySHOW: DO the right Scene special delivery>
- Thu 25th JulySHOW: SCENES course showcase>
- Fri 26th JulySHOW: STand up showcase>
- Sat 27th JulyWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Sat 27th JulySHOW: House team summer party!>
- Sun 28th JulySHOW: PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE>
- Sun 28th JulySHOW: SCENES SHOWCASE>
- Sun 28th JulySHOW: HOOPLA MEGA JAM>
- Mon 29th JulyCOURSE STARTS: bEGINNERS>
- Mon 29th JulyWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Mon 29th JulySHOW: HOOPLA FRESH STAND UP & SKETCH>
- Tue 30th JulyCourse starts: beginners>
- Tue 30th JulyCourse starts: clown>
- Tue 30th JulySHOW: PERFORMANCE COURSE SHOWCASE>
- Wed 31st JulyWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Wed 31st JulySHOW: SKETCH SHOWCASE>
August
- Thu 1st AugWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Thu 1st AugSHOW: LONG-FORM SHOWCASE>
- Mon 5th AugWorkshop: Spontaneity>
- Thu 8th AugWorkshop: Game of the scene>
- Mon 12th AugWorkshop: Scenes>
- Thu 15th AugWorkshop: Who what where>
- Mon 19th AugCourse starts: emotional connection intensive>
- Mon 19th AugWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Thu 22nd AugWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Mon 26th AugWORKSHOP: BANK HOLIDAY FUN TIMES>
- Thu 29th AugWorkshop: Listening>
September
- Mon 2nd Septcourse starts: beginners>
- Thu 5th SeptWorkshop: Character>
- Mon 9th Septcourse starts: beginners>
- Mon 9th SeptCourse starts: Level 2 Performance>
- Mon 9th SeptCourse Starts: Level 3 Scenes>
- Mon 9th SeptCourse starts: level 4 long-form>
- Mon 9th SeptCourse starts: Sketch>
- Mon 9th SeptWorkshop: Character>
- Tue 10th SeptCourse starts: Level 2 Performance>
- Tue 10th SeptCourse Starts: Level 3 Scenes>
- Tue 10th SeptCourse Starts: Level 3 Scenes>
- Tue 10th SeptCourse starts: level 4 long-form>
- Tue 10th SeptCourse Starts: Improvised Science Fiction>
- Wed 11th SeptCourse starts: Level 2 Performance>
- Wed 11th SeptCourse starts: level 4 long-form>
- Wed 11th SeptCourse starts: Emotional connection>
- Wed 11th SeptCourse starts: Harold>
- Thu 12th Septcourse starts: beginners>
- Thu 12th SeptCourse starts: level 4 long-form>
- Thu 12th SeptCourse starts: Deconstruction>
- Thu 12th SeptCourse starts: Tomes>
- Thu 12th SeptWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Sat 14th Septcourse starts: beginners>
- Sat 14th SeptWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Mon 16th Septcourse starts: beginners>
- Mon 16th SeptWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Tue 17th SeptCourse starts: Level 2 Performance>
- Tue 17th SeptWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Wed 18th SeptCourse starts: Level 2 Performance>
- Wed 18th SeptWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Thu 19th SeptCourse starts: level 3 scenes>
- Thu 19th SeptCourse Starts: Sketch for Radio>
- Thu 19th SeptWORKSHOP: SCENES>
- Sat 21st SeptWORKSHOP: SCENES SCenes scenes>
- Wed 25th Septcourse starts: beginners>
- Thu 26th Sept WORKSHOP: CLOWNING FOR IMPROVISERS>
- Sat 28th SeptWorkshop: BEGINNERS TASTER/BACK TO BASICS>
- Mon 30th SeptWorkshop: SCENES>
The capital’s best improv. The UK’s first improv comedy club.
The finest off-the-cuff troupes on the circuit.
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. There’s fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer.
Looking for an affordable, spontaneous and fun night? Look no further. Introducing Hoopla Improv Comedy Club!
A quick paced, inventive and witty show.
This contemporary off-the-cuff comedy will make you laugh your heart out!
Chemistry between cast meant it was like funniest night amongst friends.
Poetic and contemporary, the hour of entertainment flies by.
Lively, sharp, superior improvised fun!
A hilarious, high energy show full of great songs, clever plot twists, and weird and wonderful characters.
The group accomplished the show with panache, wit and an impressive degree of professionalism.
Keeling the crowd into fits of laughter.
London improv classes & courses
Our classes are incredibly fun and enjoyable. Hoopla create a really safe, trusting, supportive and playful atmosphere and there is a lot of laughter in the room!
Our teachers inspire people to try all of the different styles of improvisation including short-
We teach through play and aim to help you discover the joy of improvising.
We support and encourage all styles of improvised comedy and theatre and have built up a vibrant, welcoming, open to all community of improvisers. Even after our courses we continue to work with our improvisers to help them be part of the UK’s rapidly growing community.
Our Level 1: Beginners Improv Course is a 6 week course for beginners to learn the core skills of improvisation in a fun, friendly and supportive environment. You don’t need any drama, acting, comedy or impro experience whatsoever.
Our Level 2: Performance Improv Course is an 8 week course to gently introduce you into performing on stage for the first time, with a showcase performance of short-
Our Level 3: Scenes Improv Course is our ultimate scenes course to make you awesome at improvising character and relationship driven scenes in a fun, playful and spontaneous Hoopla style! With a show at the end.
Our Level 4: Long Form Improv Course is an 8 week course exploring longer scenes in greater depth, and how to have fun connecting scenes together with tags and edits. With a showcase performance at the end.
Our Level 5: Advanced Long-Form Courses offer the chance to learn and perform a variety of different styles including improvised narrative, improvised movies, improvised theatre, character, harolds, clown, and musicals.
People from Hoopla courses receive amazing ongoing performing opportunities with the chance to perform on a weekly basis in one of the Hoopla House Teams at Hoopla’s Theatre.