Time flies...then sits down for a bit.
Well, the fact that I have not updated my blog page since October should tell you something. Although what, I don't know. I used to think an inactive website meant an inactive business/person/community but I am discovering first hand that is not the truth. I have been beavering away the last few months doing: Tour […]
Although I've been improvising a long time, I tend to keep the areas of my improv fairly separate. I've felt this change a lot since the pandemic, moving online and moving house. Strangely, staying at home, has meant working more internationally. Things have changed so much, I find myself doing such a wide variety of […]
I called this blog long time no sing, but long time no blog is more accurate. I've been delighted by how much singing I've managed to fit in this year despite the challenges of singing 'in person' still being very much present due to the pandemic. Back in May, I took part in the Showstoppers […]
Spring is in the air
Almost a month since I last posted here but boy have I been busy. Yet more tracks and games added to openyourmouthandsing.co.uk in these last moments before we stumble blinking from our computers back into the sunlight. Talking of which, the air of Spring led me to write this new blog for the Maydays all […]
Open your mouth and sing updates
I'm starting to realise that I am a person that is not good at doing nothing. Besides, what is doing nothing really? I mean, we're always doing something, even if it's just breathing. Anyway, a bit of maternity leave has meant that Joe and I have been beavering away on our musical improv site. Lots […]
Separately Together; The improv teams that have never 'met.'
A year since improv went online, I got to thinking about all the relationships and connections that have been forged between people who have never ‘met,’ or at least been in the same room together physically. Not only that, but how many new improv companies exist consisting entirely of people who have only improvised together […]
Funny the last blog I wrote was about starting the newest project of all. This week my mind turned to endings, in songs specifically. I wrote this blog for Open Your Mouth and Sing, my musical improv project with Joe Samuel. I hope it's useful for any musical improvisers out there. As ever, reach out […]
New year, new baby
The big news from me is that I had a baby in December 2020. At least one amazing thing to come out of, let’s face it, a challenging year. I took a month or so off but I’m already back at work, teaching, creating and thinking about improv. I wrote this short Blog For the […]
'Swaajp'ing notes
I'm going to Belgium this weekend to work with Swaajp Improtheater - here they interview me... Read the article here
The Nursery Podcast - Episode 33 - Kevin Scott on Structure and Freedom
In this episode of the Nursery Podcast I chat with Jules Munns and Kevin Scott about structure and freedom in Improv, recorded at the Mount Olymprov Festival.
Improv London Podcast - Episode 126 - Heather Urquhart
In this episode of the Improv London Podcast I chat to Stuart Moses about new Nursery Original Unbridled, the entirely improvised Jilly Cooper Show which I direct, being a member of Showstopper! The Improvised musical, general things that the Maydays are up to, and the EU Our Lives project.