The Bread & Roses is delighted to welcome four nationally-acclaimed improvisation shows to our stage from the 1st to 3rd July. The award-winning Sex, Lies & Improvisation hosts a different headline act each night. Performer Rachel E. Thorn tells us more.
Tell us about your award-winning show.
Sex, Lies & Improvisation is a dark comedy about why we lie to the people we love. We have a host of real-life lies which have been submitted anonymously to the show and we ask the audience to choose one to inspire the story we tell. All we know is that Alex and I will play a couple and one of us has a secret to keep. We were The Phoenix Remix Act Of The Year 2019.
And why do you work in improvisation?
Firstly improvisation is a great source of comedy, as anyone who watched Whose Line Is It Anyway? knows. But the best thing about improv is it’s probably the most engaging theatrical art form we have.
Tell us about your award-winning show.
Sex, Lies & Improvisation is a dark comedy about why we lie to the people we love. We have a host of real-life lies which have been submitted anonymously to the show and we ask the audience to choose one to inspire the story we tell. All we know is that Alex and I will play a couple and one of us has a secret to keep. We were The Phoenix Remix Act Of The Year 2019.
And why do you work in improvisation?
Firstly improvisation is a great source of comedy, as anyone who watched Whose Line Is It Anyway? knows. But the best thing about improv is it’s probably the most engaging theatrical art form we have.
Engaging in what way?
There’s something special about improvised stories. Audiences at Sex, Lies & Improvisation shows often shout with laughter or wince so much that they yelp audibly. They’re often moved to tears of sadness or even anger. Improv offers an experience you just can’t get from scripted productions because nobody knows what’s going to happen, including the performers. In fact, we once had an audience member complain of neck ache because they’d spent the whole show literally on the edge of their seat!
And what else can improv offer?
Variety! We’ve arranged these double bills to showcase the amazing range of improvised shows in the UK. From dark comedy to character comedy, from musical improv to an original sci-fi story, over three nights we’ll create six brand new shows which have never been seen before and will never be seen again, all inspired by our fabulous audiences. And after a year and a half of almost no live theatre, I think that’s exactly what Clapham needs!
So who’s headlining on Thursday 1st July?
The amazing Hivemind will create a brand-new epic fantasy adventure, with Lord Of The Game Of The Ring Of Thrones. Expect blood and wine, honour and treachery, fellowships and actual ships! Complete with fully improvised live score.
And on Friday 2nd July?
Project2, who are Katy Schutte and Chris Mead from the nationally successful improv school The Maydays. They improvise a brand new science fiction story with a live soundtrack by Fred Deakin from the Mercury Award-nominated Lemon Jelly.
And on Saturday 3rd July?
The incomparable Pippa Evans (Radio 4, Showstopper!) brings her improvised musical comedy with live accompaniment by Christopher Ash.
Sex, Lies & Improvisation runs 1-3 July 2021, tickets available here.
The amazing Hivemind will create a brand-new epic fantasy adventure, with Lord Of The Game Of The Ring Of Thrones. Expect blood and wine, honour and treachery, fellowships and actual ships! Complete with fully improvised live score.
And on Friday 2nd July?
Project2, who are Katy Schutte and Chris Mead from the nationally successful improv school The Maydays. They improvise a brand new science fiction story with a live soundtrack by Fred Deakin from the Mercury Award-nominated Lemon Jelly.
And on Saturday 3rd July?
The incomparable Pippa Evans (Radio 4, Showstopper!) brings her improvised musical comedy with live accompaniment by Christopher Ash.
Sex, Lies & Improvisation runs 1-3 July 2021, tickets available here.
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