Improv London Podcast

About Improv London Podcast

Podcast documenting and developing the London improv scene and beyond. In every episode we speak to a different improviser about their improv origin story and what they love about the artform.

Publisher

Improv London

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Nov 2015

Latest episode

21 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

174 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jan 2026

   Matt Sparkes - Oxford Improv Festival 2026

   Festival director Matt Sparkes talks exclusively about the Oxford Improv Festival, which takes place Thursday 29 January – Sunday 1 February 2026 at the Old Fire Station, Oxford. He mentions Mark Smith, Wing It Impro, Neil Curran, and Moses and Sparkes. "This year at the Oxford Improv Festival we are introducing the Improv Lounge. This will be a relaxed, playful space where improvisers and festival-goers can hang out, connect, and build a buzzing festival community together. We’re looking for enthusiastic, friendly improvisers who’d love to volunteer to run short workshops, games, activities, or informal talks — whether that’s leading a quick warm-up, sharing a favourite game, or nerding out about improv history. To get involved please email: oxfordimprovfestival@gmail.com" To find out more about the Oxford Improv Festival visit: https://oxfordimprovfest.com/

2. 

   3 Dec 2025

   175 - Rebecca MacMillan - Improv London podcast

   Rebecca talks about Stroud Improv, John Cremer, The Maydays, Lansdown Hall, creating community, find people to attend your improv classes, folk dance, improv for well-being, improv as a folk art, Lunchtime Improv with Rebecca Macmillan, the Bristol Improv Theatre, running improv during the day, Lloydie and Rebecca Spill The Afternoon Tea, Lloydie James Lloyd, Dead British, Pretend Company, Chris Mead, Mockumentary Now!, Kathy Rinaldi, Joe Rinaldi, Impromptu Shakespeare, being part of a group vs one-off things, Gather festival, Jess's's's, The Library of Forgotten Books, Andel Sudik, The Maydays, Happily Never After, Joe Samuel, Complicité, Beatrix Brunschko, Character, Story and Song workshop, Juwel Haque, Closer Each Day, playing the same character forever, Wardrobe Theatre,, being strict about not planning ahead, Rebecca's adaptations of Enemy, Shield, Defender, and Three In A Circle, and different energies. CLOSER EACH DAY LISTENER OFFER: access all our recorded episodes and BTS content as a Newtown Resident - the highest value tier of our Patreon - for 1 month after the code is redeemed. Binge watch as much Closer Each Day - the improvised soap opera and the world's longest theatrical narrative - as you can in within that month - we have several Seasons online! Link expires end March 2026 - https://www.patreon.com/CloserEachDay/redeem/EFCB4

3. 

   29 Oct 2025

   174 - Isabel Errington - Improv London podcast

   Isabel talks about musical improv, Awkward Actors, performing regularly, Oxford, living in a transitory city, performing for the first time, perfectionism, Subtlest Aria, Improv Discovery, Matt Sparkes, Thame, emotion, audience participation, Flo's Cafe, short-form, the Alphabet game, Paul Z Jackson, Improv in Six Acts, Hands Through, production, the Pattern Game, terms of endearment, connection, vulnerability, drawing from real life, and the power of a big emotional reaction. Watch Subtlest Aria at the Improv Discovery show at Cross Keys, Thame, 19 September 2025: https://youtu.be/0lceEh9E23I

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings