improv taster class
“The supportive atmosphere ensures that even complete beginners will have the confidence to grow their skills.” – Time Out

beginners improv classes

A fun & friendly introduction to improvisation!

A fun and friendly one workshop introduction to improv with topics including Listening, Yes And, Confidence, Spontaneity, Character, Scenes, Games and most of all having fun improvising!

No experience in acting, comedy or improv needed whatsoever. You don’t need to be clever or funny!

Hoopla offer one of the most fun and friendly environments to learn improvisation in the UK. Hoopla create a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere in workshops where people are free to play and be themselves.

follow up course

The follow up to these workshops is our 8 week beginners improv course , with online and in-real-life options starting every month.

You can start straight away with our 8 week beginners course, you don’t have to start with these taster days.

in the news!

Our classes have recently been recommended by The Evening Standard, Grazia, Chortle, The Londonist, Broadway World and more!

I laughed so hard that I cried, full-on shaking with laughter, as tears streamed down my face.
Jessica Pan in The Guardian
Epic epic epic place. Crazy fun. Took an improv course with Hoopla and it was the best ever. Don't hesitate to go there, just go!!!
Martina Krajnakova, Google Review
Sick of your flat? Wish you could get out? Try online improv classes.
Evening Standard
Always wanted to have a crack at improv comedy? With Hoopla running online now's the time.
The Londonist
The supportive atmosphere ensures that even complete beginners will have the confidence to grow their skills.
Time Out
Improv your way out of isolation with Hoopla!
Evening Standard
Hoopla’s teachers are warm and welcoming and playing in workshops is one of the most joyful, creative things a person can do.
Kate O’Connor, Google Review
The Zoom medium works surprisingly well. Our teacher, is chipper, instructive, inventive and uses zoom features to great effect.
Evening Standard
The workshop really helps you internalise some of the skills we all know are important, like really listening, not dismissing others’ ideas out of hand and allowing yourself to speak up.
Emily Jupp in The Independent
Hoopla's workshops are supportive and collaborative.
The Evening Standard
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.
The Londonist
My anxiety evaporated in that room. My stage fright transformed into excitement, and I became dynamic, more spontaneous. Happier.
Jessica Pan in The Guardian
As a newcomer to improv, I feel so lucky to have discovered Hoopla. What a fantastic company. I just can't recommend them highly enough!! You'll genuinely laugh till you cry and stretch yourself in ways you never thought possible.
Monica Roche, Google Review
Everywhere you look, huge grins suggest an enthusiasm and an attentiveness that is rarely seen in a class.
The Daily Telegraph
Great to instantly connect with people, drop barriers and have fun for a few hours. I felt like I was developing personally in a supportive, fun environment and that felt great. What a blast!
Alex Wilding, Google Review
I now regularly try to make room for improv and play time in my life. It is a bright spot when I am feeling beaten down by the everyday. The three hours of laughter do wonders for my stress levels, and afterwards I sleep without a care.
Jessica Pan in The Guardian
This introduction to improvisation will teach the skills you'll need to master scenes, stories and sketches in a relaxed environment.
Time Out
Hoopla Impro is awesome. I’ve done a number of courses with them. They were fantastic and really helpful in building my love of improv and comedy as well as improving my confidence.
Hana Wild, Google Review
The capital’s best improv. The UK’s first improv comedy club.
Evening Standard

dates

Monday 29th July 2025, 7pm – 9pm: SOLD OUT

Venue: Kobi Nazrul Centre, 30 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR.

Tube: Liverpool Street.

Thursday 1st August 2024, 7pm – 9pm: BOOK

Venue: Theatre Delicatessen Studios, Studio 12, 107 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 4AF.