{"id":11106,"date":"2019-07-22T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T14:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?page_id=11106"},"modified":"2025-01-12T17:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T17:38:05","slug":"lee-simpson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/lee-simpson.html","title":{"rendered":"Lee Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"home-slider\" class=\"flexslider\" ><ul class=\"slides\"><li><div class=\"slide-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lee-Simpson-Banner.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-wrap extra-dark\"><div class=\"slide-content \"><div class=\"container\"><h1 class=\"font-small\"><\/h1><p class=\"mt-25\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"title\"><h1 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">Lee Simpson at Hoopla<\/h1><h4 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #000000!important\">Lee Simpson from The Comedy Store Players and Improbable is teaching a course with Hoopla!!!<\/h4><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u201cWhat do they of improv know who only improv know?\u201d<br \/>\nAdapted from the original quote by CLR James.<\/p>\n<p>To be better improvisers, Lee believes we need to look beyond improv and develop a greater understanding and practice in theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Staging, atmosphere, structure, focus, definition, beats, subtext, voice, physicality, rhythm, ensemble, all these (and more) separate the good improviser from the great performer and the good improv group from the brilliant ensemble. To really get stuck into these techniques we need to learn from theatre and also go back to the theatre beginnings of impro in the UK with Keith Johnstone at The Royal Court (and there aren\u2019t many places more theatre-y than that).<\/p>\n<p>This course will work on improvisation as theatre and theatre as improvisation. Everything we do will relate directly to what you do on the improv stage, although we might have to visit some unfamiliar places to get there.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has been making theatre and performing improv for 40 years. He is a member of the Comedy Store Players and a co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of Improbable, an internationally renowned theatre company.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-right green&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526578610838{background-color: #3a81f7 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">dates, time, location<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1736703477688{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;maingreenblock&#8221;]<strong>Dates: <\/strong>Every Wednesday for 8 weeks from Wednesday 26th March 2025. SOLD OUT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7pm &#8211; 9pm each week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> <span class=\"C-5\"><span class=\"C-6\">\u00a3245. Either payable all at once or with \u00a3100 at time of booking and \u00a3145 when the course starts.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teacher: <\/strong>Lee Simpson with guest teacher on one week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Location:<\/strong> Theatre Delicatessen Studios, 107 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 4AF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tube:<\/strong> Bank or Liverpool Street.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note this course is only suitable for experienced improvisers. You should have at least done our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/long-form-improv-course.html\">Level 4 Long-Form Course<\/a> or an equivalent somewhere else.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">Lee Simpson<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Lee has been making theatre and performing improv for 40 years. He is a member of the Comedy Store Players and a co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of Improbable, an internationally renowned theatre company.<\/p>\n<p>He has been around long enough to have improvised with a lot of people in a lot of places including Paul Merton&#8217;s Impro Chums, Austentatious, Omelette Broadcasting, Grand Theft Impro, The National Theatre, The Globe, off-Broadway and the London Palladium.<\/p>\n<p>He has been director, devisor, writer or performer for Improbable\u2019s productions of Animo, 70 Hill Lane, Coma, Lifegame, Cinderella, Sticky, Spirit, The Hanging Man, The Stars Are Out Tonight (with Amici), Theatre of Blood, Satyagraha, Panic, No Idea, The Still, Still No Idea The Paper Man, An Improbable Musical and most recently Perfect Show for Rachel.<\/p>\n<p>Lee started improvising in 1979 when his English teacher read \u201cImpro\u201d by Keith Johnstone and, in lunchtime Drama Club, they worked through every exercise in the book. He\u2019s been performing and teaching impro since then.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also been a croupier, cinema projectionist and breakfast show DJ.<\/p>\n<p>His real name is Len.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563794710675{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lee-Web.jpg?id=11110) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;700px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1550134163758{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">topics<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Lee will be teaching a selection of themes, topics and influences from the list below. Lee won&#8217;t be doing all these topics, as he will adapt the course to suit the group.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improv fundamentals.<\/li>\n<li>The joy of theatricality.<\/li>\n<li>Melodrama.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Chekhov.<\/li>\n<li>Status Work.<\/li>\n<li>Keith Johnstone.<\/li>\n<li>Physicality in staging and characterisation.<\/li>\n<li>The voice in staging and characterisation.<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Whelans Tape Technique.<\/li>\n<li>The emotional geography of the stage.<\/li>\n<li>Allowing the audience to experience the emotion.<\/li>\n<li>Performance as an invitational practice.<\/li>\n<li>Viola Spolin.<\/li>\n<li>Beyond \u201cYes, and\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Building atmospheres on stage.<\/li>\n<li>Big life moments.<\/li>\n<li>Brave (obvious) narrative choices.<\/li>\n<li>Emotional through line.<\/li>\n<li>Arnold and Amy Mindell Process Work.<\/li>\n<li>Simon Sinek Golden Circle.<\/li>\n<li>Communicating beyond the footlights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">faqs<\/h2><\/div><ul data-multiple=\"true\"  class=\"accordion nav\"><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Who is this suitable for?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Experienced improvisers with previous long-form experience who want to learn some new skills from one of the best improvisers in the UK.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>How much improv or acting should I have done before doing this course?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>You should have done at least our Level 4 Long-Form Course, or a similar amount of improv or acting somewhere else. This course is not suitable for people totally new to improv or acting.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What comes after this course?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We have a variety of other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/advanced-improv-courses.html\">advanced improv courses<\/a> that would be suitable. <\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What if I can&#039;t make each week?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>This is an advanced course and each week will be building on the work of previous weeks. Please don't book this course if you can't make all the workshops. <\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What if I\u2019m running late?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We\u2019ll be starting each session at 7pm. This is an advanced course and we\u2019re trying to form a team, so please don\u2019t book this course if you are likely to be late on a regular basis.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What\u2019s the class size?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Our workshops usually have an average of 14 people.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Is there an end of course show?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Not on this course because we wanted to concentrate on new skills and themes from Lee and thought an additional show format on top of this would be distracting. However we are happy to help people find performing opportunities including many at our improv comedy club.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Can I pay by instalments?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Yes. You can pay half at time of booking and half once the course starts, please see details at top of page.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;sub&#8211;header butt-style&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526581539289{padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243;]<div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >improv courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/london-stand-up-comedy-classes-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >stand up courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/sketch-comedy-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >sketch courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-corporate-training.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >corporate training<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u201cWhat do they of improv know who only improv know?\u201d Adapted from the original quote by CLR James. 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