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[…]
Hoopla’s purpose is to bring the joy of improv to everyone. We aim to make improv fun, friendly, sociable, open and accessible to all. We’re aiming to not only keep improv fun while social distancing is still in place, but to make it MORE FUN than it ever was before! We’re improvisers, we can adapt,[…]
Following government announcements about the 2nd lockdown our real-life classes happening before Christmas 2020 are now converting to online. We’re emailing each course one by one and there are more details about this works on the blog below: >> Lockdown 2 update Our real-life classes are back from early January 2021, lockdown permitting, and are[…]
Reduced Audience Size We are reducing our audience capacity to mean we can maintain 2m social distancing. Table Seating The surprised benefit of social distancing – you now have a table to put your drink! Households/bubbles/groups that book together can be seated together. Drinks and food can be ordered on our app (details will[…]
We have followed government guidance to make sure all of our classes and shows are covid-secure, while also working hard to make sure socially-distanced improv is still fun, friendly and playful! We also offer full flexibility on bookings to give you peace of mind when planning ahead. Safety Checks on Arrival Please remember to[…]
Risk Assessment Introduction This article only applies to England as people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have different guidelines. This article outlines when real-life impro could legally come back following current government guidelines and what safety guidelines improv would have to follow when coming back. This article is free for other improv companies and[…]
Hi everyone, Following the Black Lives Matter protests we spent some time talking to a number of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic teachers, performers and students to ask them how we could improve things for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic improvisers at Hoopla. We also shared a questionnaire throughout our wider audience in order[…]