Name: Beginners Course - Improvised Clown Comedy
Start: 2024-01-29 19:00:00
End: 2024-03-04 22:00:00
Location: Theatre Deli

Discover your inner idiot with our beginners course in improvised clowning. Learn how to be stupid and hilarious on stage. Listen to the audience, find the fun and play with others to create something magical in this 6 week class in improvised clowning.

No previous experience is needed for this course. If you like being stupid, playful or want to bring more physicality and audience sensitivity into an existing performance, then this course is for you.

This course can help you become more playful in your life and on stage as you find it easier to discover the fun and take advantage of that through a series of improvised exercises.

Throughout our 6 weeks we will cover aspects of comedy and clowning such as:

GameAudience sensitivityThe flopComplicityMajor / MinorFixed point

Every week youll get a summary email containing examples to comedy that uses the principles youve been learning, further helping you see the many ways you can apply these lessons.

The class takes places every Monday evening from 7pm - 10pm across 6 weeks. This totals 18 teaching hours.

Monday 29th January 2024 07:00 PM - 10:00 PMMonday 5th February 2024 07:00 PM - 10:00 PMMonday 12th February 2024 07:00 PM - 10:00 PMMonday 19th February 2024 07:00 PM - 10:00 PMMonday 26th February 2024 07:00 PM - 10:00 PMMonday 4th March 2024 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Class size: up to 16 students.

About The Teacher

Charlie Jackson is an improv comedian and clown, teaching comedy with Playface, Hoopla and performing with multiple teams and individually. He has been performing and training in comedy since 2015 and trained with various organisations and individuals from Phillippe Gaulier, Hoopla, Free Association, Monkey Toast, Why Not Institute, The Maydays, Spontaneity Shop, Viggo Venn, and more. He has performed in hundreds of shows both in London and internationally. Follow Charlie on Instagram.

About Playface

Playface is a comedy club, school and community for clown and improvisation.

About The Venue

The workshop will take place in Studio 6 at Theatre Deli. Accessibility note: this studio is on the ground floor. The reception staff will take out an access ramp once you arrive if needed.

You can find out more information from Theatre Deli's Accessibility Guide here.

If you have any access needs youd like to discuss prior to the workshop please contact [email protected]. Well also run an access check-in at the beginning of the class.

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We require your email and phone number when taking bookings so that we are able to contact you regarding any last minute changes to the booking e.g. change of room within venue, unusual access requirements on the day etc.

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