This is The Spontaneity Shop's foundation course in improvisation. Anyone can join the class regardless of their experience in improvising or acting as it is designed to give you a good foundation in Keith Johnstone's school of improvisation. We like all students who want to do intermediate, advanced and specialised work with us to do this foundation course.

Everyone feels uncertain about what should happen next when improvising - this course will teach you vital story telling skills. After this workshop you will be watching movies and reading novels in a different way. You will be able to deconstruct stories and see what process the writer is using. Likewise when in an improvised scene you will have skills at hand to make creative decisions that will please an audience.

You will also learn valuable techniques in status, complicity, being "in the moment" and spontaneity. We really believe that much of what blocks any creative work is the anxiety that the fear of failure creates. Therefore it is our job to provide a fun, relaxed environment where failure is a necessary part of the learning process and students are enjoying the work rather than "trying really hard to do their best" which is counterproductive.

The course is open to anyone with absolutely any level of improvising or performing experience (down to zero).

This weekend workshop is the equivalent of the first four weeks of the weekly Level 1. Following this weekend, you can complete Level one by taking the Level 1B weekend.