Our improv classes and shows are back in real-life at venues across London from late May and June. Many people this past year have taken up online improv and we salute you brave digital pioneers! Hoopla’s online impro is here to stay and if you would like to also move into doing impro in real-life[…]
This blog is usually about improv but with yet another lockdown started it looks like more and more people are taking up running as a way to stay healthy. I thought I’d share some running tips that I built up, some of which came from playing like an improviser when running. These tips aren’t going[…]
Blog by Maeve Ryan from Hoopla. Hoopla’s next online improv workshops are starting in January and February. It’s a big moment! The beginner improvisers I began teaching back in April have now finished their Level 2 Performance course, and are making their debut in front of an audience this evening – online, due to the[…]
Classes This is going out to everyone who has a real-life course booking with us for this year. Unfortunately it doesn’t look likely that London will be back in Tier 2 over January or February so we have had to postpone all courses due to start in January and February until the Spring. Courses due[…]
Well that didn’t go as planned. Obviously there have been lots of horrible things about the year. People have been ill, lost loved ones, lost jobs, had their businesses closed down and more. When we started the year we weren’t expected to actually be closed down for so much of it. But in this blog[…]
Hoopla have been running improv classes online this year and their next improv courses start in early January. Hoopla’s classes are fun & friendly and a great way to have some fun and meet new people. We help make improv open and accessible to everyone, with a playful and supportive environment. Here’s a collection of[…]
Classes Any real-life classes (with one exception who we are emailing separately) that were due to run on Monday 2nd, Tuesday 3rd or Wednesday 4th November we will still be doing these in-real-life at the normal venues at the normal time. For any real-life classes happening from this Thursday 5th November up until this Christmas[…]
Here’s a handy guide for our front of house team about safety measures and legal requirements in place during physically-distanced times. We’ve made this post public so other improvisers and groups can also use it if they find it helpful. This guide is based on the following: >> Hoopla’s Full Risk Assessment >> Department of[…]
Here’s a handy guide for Hoopla performers about safety measures and legal requirements in place during physically-distanced times. We’ve made this post public so other improvisers and groups can also use it if they find it helpful. This guide is based on the following: >> Hoopla’s Full Risk Assessment >> Department of Digital, Culture, Media[…]
It might feel like a distant replicant memory but we used to perform shows to a packed out room, head down to the pub where we would have to actually squeeze past dancing people to get to the bar and then have shots and pints seated at a table of 20 improvisers plus friends and[…]
Hi everyone, This is going out to everyone currently on a course with us or with a booking coming up. We’re just writing to reassure you we have been through all of the changes in legislation following the London tier 2 announcement and all of our courses and shows can safely go ahead. Here’s some[…]
Here’s a handy guide for Hoopla teachers about safety checks and teaching tips during physically-distanced times. We’ve made this post public so other improvisers and groups can also use it if they find it helpful. This guide is based on the following: >> Hoopla’s Full Risk Assessment >> Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport’s[…]