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Improv for everyone!

Improv wants you! Whoever you are, improv needs you because improv and Hoopla are better with everyone involved.

Different voices, different backgrounds and different people all playing together as one is what makes improv exciting, dynamic, funny and FUN!

So whoever you are, wherever you are from, whatever your ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability or age…. Hoopla want you in the team!

This is beyond a diversity policy, it’s a constant ongoing diversity FESTIVAL!

We are encouraging all groups of people, not to divide them but to grow them and unite them so everyone can play as one.

By doing this we are creating commercially successful comedy. We are building the community that will create the hit TV and Netflix shows of the future.

Comedy would be boring without different voices, and the new wave of comedians and improvisers are here at Hoopla!

We are doing this to make better improv.

Be a part of it.

Improv for everyone!

You can now also support this work by donating to our crowdfunder campaign for ongoing improv outreach workers!

improv for everyone!

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    Diversity Scholarships

    We don't want price to be a barrier to improvising, so we offer free or discounted places across all of our courses.

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    Outreach Workers

    We are now able to send improv teachers to you! We have a network of improv teachers who can come and visit your community group and bring improv to more people. This is funded by Hoopla.

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    Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic People

    We run regular shows and workshops to inspire more Black, Asian and Minority Ethic Improvisers in improv. We also offer diversity scholarships to these improvisers and are increasing the number of Black and Asian teachers.

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    International / English as a Second Language

    We have a large number of international students and people with English as a second language on our courses. A number of our teachers also have English as a second language or are bilingual. We run regular ISL (Improv as a Second Language) workshops and shows for international students.

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    LGBT+

    We employ LGBT teachers, performers and hosts and run regular LGBT shows and workshops to help inspire new improvisers.

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    Students, unemployed or on low income

    Every month we give discounted courses to students and people who are unemployed or on low income.

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    Women

    Over 50% of our teaching staff and performers are women, over 50% of our management team are women, and we run multiple female only shows every month to help inspire more women into improv.

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    Men

    Improv for everyone includes men. When including one group we don’t exclude others.

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    Younger People

    We offer discounted course places and scholarships for people aged 18-23.

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    Older People

    Your life experience makes you a great improviser and we want you in Hoopla. There is no upper age limit in improv.

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    People with a disability

    If you have a physical disability or mental health condition it doesn’t have to stop you improvising. We will chat with you to find a way for you to play each exercise and be part of the team.

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    Homeless people or people living in a vulnerable situation

    We work with St. Mungo’s Broadway Recovery College each year to provide free improv courses for homeless people.

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You can now also support this work by donating to our crowdfunder campaign for ongoing improv outreach workers!

 

To help us keep a fun, friendly and supportive space at Hoopla please also have a read of the following:

Code of Conduct for People on Courses

Code of Conduct for Performers

Code of Conduct for Teachers

 

We are based in London but also have connections across the UK. If you live somewhere that doesn’t have access to improv please contact us and we may be able to put you in touch with someone in your area or even send someone to you.

 

We are very open to feedback about how we could improve the diversity of the UK improv scene, so if you have any suggestions please get in touch.

 

Improv for Everyone!