Name: Getting Weird With Sam Roulston (An Improv Workshop)
Start: 2025-03-29 10:00:00
End: 2025-03-29 14:00:00
Location: Theatre Deli

Getting Weird With Sam Roulston

For intermediate to advanced improvisers.

This workshop is designed to help you earn those weird and wonderful characters and bold improv choices without turning the audience off. Well explore how to get the audience on your side so that you can go to Banana Town. This workshop is perfect for improvisers who want to push themselves to play huge characters and might need a little help discovering their wild side on stage. This workshop is also great for those improvisers who love playing wacky characters but need a little help honing them in and grounding those character choices in reality. Together well discuss the idea of the line that comedians love to tread and well explore how to endear yourself to an audience and gain their trust.

About Sam
Sam Roulston is an award winning Comedian and Facilitator based in London.

Sam was a member of Faculty at The Second City, Toronto for 7 years before moving back to the UK. He taught in the Improv, Sketch Writing and Youth and Teen Programs and directed in the Conservatory Program. Sam was also the Program Head for the Kids and Teen Department for almost two years. Sam currently coaches improv troupes all around London and runs a monthly improv drop-in at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre.

Sam's solo Show CRINGE won The Second City Best New Comedy Award at The Toronto Fringe. CRINGE was described as Brilliant and savagely funny. He was also shortlisted for the BBC New Comedian of the Year 2024. Sam has performed and taught at comedy festivals all over the world including: Edinburgh Fringe, Hell Yes Fest (New Orleans), Mama City Improv Festival (Capetown), The Del Close Marathon (NYC), Big City Improv Festival (Toronto), Improv Fest Ireland (Dublin) and The Detroit Improv Festival.

About The Venue

The workshop will take place in Studio 4 at Theatre Deli. Accessibility note: this studio is on the ground floor. The reception staff will take out an access ramp once you arrive.

You can find out more information from Theatre Deli's Accessibility Guide here: abouthttps://www.theatredeli.co.uk/leadenhallstaccessibility-guide

If you would like to let Sam know any of your access needs prior to the class please feel free to contact him. He will run an access check-in at the beginning of the workshop.

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