Hi I’m Charlie. And from November onwards I have found myself in the privileged position to be able to run weekly Improv sessions in Cardiff with the help of NTW TEAM. For me, the core of Improv is the stories, how do we make stories, what makes them interesting, why is one story more engaging than another. On the other side Improv is a chance to be children again. Terribly sort of clichéd, I know, but as adults we are complicated, stubborn, and obsessed with this need to feel entirely…

Hi, I'm Charlie and from November I'll be running Improv with NTW TEAM, and as part of my preparation I have been attending an Improvisation course in Bristol run by Tristan Hancock, so it seemed like a good thing to blog about as these are the same skills we shall be covering.

Week 1:  Thursday 4^th October

Arriving at the church we would be rehearsing in, I was feeling pleasantly optimistic about the course, unusually unnervous, but most of all…