Brighton Improv - Show Up & Play Improvisation Course

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Class description

Pricing & Concessions

Concessions tickets are offered on a trust basis for those who need them - you can check eligibility via the link below.

(Policies page here.)

Led by Ali Hannon, this six-week rolling course is for people who just want to show up and improvise. No showcase, no end goal or curriculum, just time to explore and play.

Following the tastes and skills of the group, you’ll spend each two-hour session improvising scenes and games, making connections with other players, and laughing. Gentle guidance is there if you want it, but the pace stays relaxed and easy. Performing in front of the class is optional.

In six-week blocks of slightly shorter sessions, Show Up and Play is designed to feel manageable and easy to fit into a busy week. It is suitable for those with social anxiety, chronic fatigue, or who have other reasons they would benefit from a more relaxed course.

Running alongside our core programme, this is a low-pressure space for those who have done some improv before to keep their improv going in a manageable, social, and enjoyable way. You can let us know about accommodations you have when booking, or drop us an email at hello@andalsoimprov.com. All information is treated in confidence. Some people may go from here onto one of our (numbered) courses, but there is no expectation.

Teachers

Ali Hannon

Ali is an improviser, facilitator, and Diversity & Inclusion consultant who brings humour, empathy, and sharp insight to the spaces they hold. They first encountered improv at the University of Sussex with the UK’s longest-running all-female improv troupe, The Short & Girlies—and haven’t looked back since. Ali went on to perform at festivals across the UK, including Camden Fringe, Manchester Women in Comedy Festival, and multiple Pride celebrations in London, Brighton, and Bristol. Ali is a founding member of More to Honk With, a queer improv collective celebrating Sussex’s finest LGBTQ+ talent, and performs regularly with LadyBird, an ensemble based at London’s Blanche. Their facilitation focuses on creating inclusive, neuroaffirmative spaces where people can show up fully and feel seen. As a D&I consultant, Ali works with organisations to build cultures of belonging and psychological safety. Their improv background is central to this work—bringing playfulness and adaptability to even the most complex conversations. Favourite improv moment: Watching an audience member cry with laughter at a More to Honk With show, then say it was the first time they’d felt “fully at home in a room of strangers.”