The improv tip “you don’t have to be clever or funny” can be confusing so here’s a blog with more details. We are mainly producing comedy improv, and we mainly book in comedy improv acts at our theatre. We can also do dramatic and serious improv, but most of what we do at Hoopla is[…]
By Phoebe Kozinets It’s December 6th!!! So basically already Christmas. Festive lights are shining all around London, merrily masking this month being- at times- dark and cold and sad. Tis the season of giggling drinking hot chocolate and desperately trying not to text that person you know you’re not supposed to text. The holidays are[…]
By Phoebe Kozinets Hi amazing people who clicked on this blog. I’ll give it to you straight- the ONLY thing on my mind today is the WICKED MOVIE!!!!! I’m beyond excited to see it. One of the very first things I did after moving to London was get a ticket to go see Wicked by[…]
By Phoebe Kozinets. Hi again blogosphereeeee! Hope you queens are well. I’m listening to Olivia Rodrigo while I type this, specifically GUTS (spilled). I love the way hearing a song that you had on repeat during a specific time transports you to the EXACT sensation of that era. Whenever I hear a song off GUTS,[…]
By Phoebe Kozinets Hi blogosphere! I am feeling like Carrie Bradshaw right now. What if the actual plot of Sex and the City was that Sarah Jessica Parker was on a UCB House team and wrote about the power of Yes, And?! Anywaysssss…… we all know the magical feeling that comes from participating in joyous[…]
Blog from Steve Roe, Director of Hoopla Impro. Hi everyone, this is a blog! That’s right, old school! I should probably be doing this as a video on Tik Tok holding the camera at arms length as I walk around or while I’m sat down eating food, but I’m 45 and also feel pretty weird[…]
HOOPLA is casting for an exciting limited-run narrative show! Scandalgate will hilariously detail the rise and fall (and maybe fall again) of the corrupt and the incompetent, the well-meaning and the vaguely competent – set in the world of the media, business and politics.Think Succession, The Newsroom and House of Cards, thrown in a blender[…]
First of all many thanks to you all for your support and patience over the last year . Improvisers, teachers, students, venues, performers and our support team have all adapted to so many different things so thank you and we’re happy to say the improv flag is still flying high at Hoopla! Since September 2021[…]
Description This is a fun warm up for spontaneity. Start by having everyone walk around the room. Get them to point at something and then name what it is out loud. The body should lead, the name coming after, so we aren’t thinking too much about it. Everyone all at once then does that for[…]
Hi, Many thanks to everyone who donated to our crowdfunders at the start of the pandemic over a year ago. A couple of quick updates for you. We started them just a year and a bit ago and we are happy to say that our main crowdfunder page plus other crowdfunding and events[…]
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[…]