This is our system from 2020 and 2021, not all of this is in place anymore but we’ve kept the page in case it is needed again. Please see below for our current covid safety suggestions for performers. This is so we can keep improv fun while also keeping safety in our shows. We will[…]
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[…]
This is our system from 2020 and 2021, not all of this is in place anymore but we’ve kept the page in case it is needed again. The overall aim is to make sure Hoopla’s improv workshops are safe while still being fun, friendly, sociable and playful. Main Actions These actions have the[…]
From 19th July 2021 there are no legal restrictions on social distancing on our classes or shows. We are currently not doing contact or close contact games, but we aren’t doing 1m+ or 2m social distancing. We will also be able to adjust month by month and rollback changes to 1m+ or 2m social distancing[…]
We vary our safety measures depending on the wider covid situation. We are keeping a close eye on the news and will be updating this page regularly with new information. If restrictions or lockdowns do come back your booking will be safe and will be moved to start a bit later in the year once[…]
Please see below for our current covid safety measures. This is so we can keep improv fun while also keeping safety in our classes and shows. We will also be able to adjust month by month and bring in additional changes if needed. Please don’t come to a show if you have symptoms Please[…]
Please see below for our current covid safety measures. This is so we can keep improv fun while also keeping safety in our classes and shows. We will also be able to adjust month by month and bring in additional changes if needed. Please don’t come to class if you have symptoms Please remember[…]
Risk Assessment Originally written in September 2020. From 19th July 2021 there are no legal restrictions on our classes or shows, however some of our covid safety measures will be staying in place and others will be gradually phased out rather than being removed all at once. This is so we can keep improv fun[…]
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[…]
Blog by Liam Brennan, teacher with Hoopla Impro. Liam is teaching an Online Performing Course starting on Monday 11th May 2020. As the worldwide improv community continues to make its exodus on to the online domain, day by day more discoveries are being made about the pitfalls and opportunities that our new medium presents. While many[…]
Kicking off the Hoopla Impro Podcast is the incomparable Monica Gaga! Monica is an improviser, facilitator, scripted actor and performer with Derek’s Mojo and Do The Right Scene to name but a few. For those who haven’t witnessed it, Monica is also one of the finest hosts of a comedy night you’re likely to see.[…]