Collaboration is a key skill for life. Whether that's collaborating in the office, navigating everyone's brilliant ideas for your friend's stag/hen do or joining forces with your partner to finally build that IKEA flatpack, being a good team player is essential. This workshop is about working with others, being able to support each others ideas, building something together and feeling good in the process.
In improv comedy we learn to Yes And, which is where we accept the ideas people are putting out and build upon them. This leads to more engaging and humorous scenes. These lessons can apply in real life by taking onboard and building upon what others are suggesting rather than building our own agenda. Even if the ideas that come out are not particularly interesting; a boring idea can morph into a great one if its been collaborated with properly. By working together you can create something wonderful!
This is a good workshop for you if youd like to improve your skills in:
Increased empathy and understandingImproved problem-solving and adaptabilityStrengthened team cohesion and moraleEnhanced communication and listening skills
Our mindfulness classes take inspiration from drama and improvisation exercises and tools to work together to develop skills in key areas of life. We work as a group and in pairs for this super fun and friendly session. This isnt a comedy or acting class, were simply using some of their exercises and ways of adapting our thinking. No experience in acting or comedy is needed.
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About The Teacher
Viki Jackson is a trained happiness facilitator with the Museum of Happiness so you can bet that her workshops have a super upbeat and positive energy, leaving you feeling good as you skip out into the world!
She teaches improv and mindfulness classes with Playface and has a strong desire to spread happiness! She's been performing and training in improv comedy since 2016 (Hoopla, Free Association, Maydays etc.) and has performed with teams such as Kerfuffle, Improv The Dead, And Now, VAJ & CAJ. She teaches with Playface and has a focus on vibrant characters and upbeat energy.
Outside of improv, Viki has trained in stand up, clown and sketch (Angel Comedy, Viggo Venn, Mick Barnfather, AYN). You may spot her around the London stand up circuit covered in houseplants or fooling around on the stage of Modern Art.
About Playface
Playface is a comedy club, school and community for clown, improvisation.
About The Venue
The workshop will take place in Studio 13 at Theatre Deli. Accessibility note: this studio is on the second floor. The reception staff will take out an access ramp once you arrive and show you the lifts.
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.
Data Privacy
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.
