Brighton Improv - Advanced Improv Course: Slow Burn Improvisation

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Class description

Slow Burn ImprovisationImprovisation can feel like a rush. To fill the space, the silence, the vacuum onstage. Who are we? What are we doing and why? It can be as exhausting for the audience as for the performers, rushing from idea to idea, never stopping to enjoy the view. We invite you to slow down.

Because slow doesn’t mean boring. Slow means careful and curious. Slow means indulgent and luxurious. In this workshop, you will let the character unfold and reveal itself. You will gently blur the line between character and performer to share a little piece of yourself with your audience.

This class includes:

  • ‘Yes and no’: Making decisions without railroading the scene
  • ‘Friends, families and lovers’: Playing emotional intimacy in a safe, enjoyable way
  • ‘Lies told like truth’: Using your own experience and opinions in scenes
  • ‘I always do this’: Escalating and de-escalating emotion
  • ‘As I was saying’: Scenes with multiple elements

    • Advanced Levels

    If you take classes with us in Brighton, these courses are designed for those who have taken at least two full terms of improv. It is not an introduction. If your training is with another school, we recommend a couple of years of regular improv practice. Email Jules at jules@andalsoimprov.com if you would like to discuss whether this is the right class for you.

    End-of-term Showcase

    You'll perform in an end-of-term showcase for friends and family on Thursday, 3rd December at the Lantern Theatre.

    Teachers

    Jules Munns

    Jules is an experienced improviser, director, and facilitator who combines deep expertise in longform improv with a passion for creative team development. He began improvising at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and went on to co-found The Nursery, where he served as Artistic Director for over a decade. In that role, Jules ran both the theatre and the company’s house teams, as well as designing and delivering corporate training programmes. He also co-created Slapdash, London’s first international improv festival. Jules continues to perform with The Maydays, including their acclaimed touring show Happily Never After, and was the director of the original run of Impromptu Shakespeare. As a teacher and coach, Jules specialises in scenework, team dynamics, and classic longform structures such as the Harold, Deconstruction, and Armando. His facilitation style is experimental and boundary-pushing, encouraging participants to explore new possibilities and challenge their creative limits. Favourite improv moment: Watching a group of first-time improvisers spontaneously discover a shared rhythm that carried a scene to an unexpected and powerful conclusion.