{"id":24308,"date":"2021-01-21T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?page_id=24308"},"modified":"2021-01-24T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T15:56:40","slug":"scene-success-suki-maria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/suki-maria","title":{"rendered":"Scene Success with Suki and Maria"},"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\/2021\/01\/Suki-Banner-BW.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-wrap colored\"><div class=\"slide-content \"><div class=\"container\"><h1 class=\"font-small\">scene success<\/h1><h5 class=\"\">with Suki and Maria<\/h5><p class=\"mt-25\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1586342451762{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\/2020\/03\/Maria-Workshop.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-wrap extra-dark\"><div class=\"slide-content \"><div class=\"container\"><h1 class=\"font-small\">character<\/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\">scene success<\/h1><h4 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #000000!important\">With Suki Webster AND Maria Peters!<\/h4><\/div>[vc_column_text]Suki Webster performs in Guest Speaker, Paul Merton&#8217;s Impro Chums, The Comedy Store Players and more.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Peters performs in The Playground, The Yes Queens, Breaking &amp; Entering and more.<\/p>\n<p>They are now working together as one teaching super team on this one-off course for experienced improvisers!<\/p>\n<p>They are going to be teaching a set of their favourite tools and techniques to improve scene work for intermediate and advanced improvisers.<\/p>\n<p>Maria and Suki will be looking at points of view, character, status and relationships in scenes. They will also be exploring scene types based around emotionally gripping life events like falling in love, break ups, more than friendship, meet-cutes and more.<\/p>\n<p>This is for experienced improvisers so with more feedback than normal to help you take your impro to another level.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all this a fantastic opportunity to get some great scene tips from two of the best improvisers and teachers out there, and to meet a community of committed improvisers during lockdown!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This course is only suitable for experienced improvisers. If you are totally new to improv it would be best to start with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/beginner-improv-comedy-course.html\">beginners improv course<\/a> first. <\/strong>[\/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_1591912492412{background-color: #3a81f7 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">online dates:<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1611503796202{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;maingreenblock&#8221;]<strong>Dates: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every Sunday for 4 weeks from Sunday 21st February 2021. SOLD OUT<\/p>\n<p>Every Monday for 4 weeks from Monday 8th March 2021. SOLD OUT<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7pm &#8211; 9pm each week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teachers: <\/strong>Suki Webster and Maria Peters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price: <\/strong>\u00a3125.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:\u00a0<\/strong>Online using zoom. All details for login for zoom will be emailed to participants on the day of the first workshop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This course is only suitable for experienced improvisers. If you are totally new to improv it would be best to start with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/beginner-improv-comedy-course.html\">beginners improv course<\/a> first. <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598535881202{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;maingreenblock&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1587988980785 maingreenblock\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>The above course is online:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Book your place on this page.<\/p>\n<p>2. On the day of the first workshop we will email you log-in for the zoom chat.<\/p>\n<p>3. You then click on the link in the email to join the zoom chat and enter password.<\/p>\n<p>4. You will just need a laptop with camera and internet connection, everything else will be in the link. Laptops work better than ipads and phones for improv over Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>5. Don\u2019t worry if you haven\u2019t used Zoom before, we start the first session with an overview of how to use it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1586342358271{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\">character<\/h1><h4 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #000000!important\">Expand your character range and go beyond your default characters.<\/h4><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span class=\"C-6\">We all have certain characters that we go to in improv, from naturalistic to larger than life. Maria will be providing fun energetic exercises and helpful feedback to help you to get out of your comfort zone and find new ways of improvising characters and expand your character range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"C-6\">She will be teaching a variety of great tools to help find characters in improv including Physicality, Inspiration from Animals, Voice, Movement, Accents, Tempo and more.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">We\u2019ll be putting this all together to improvise fun yet believable characters that have depth, as even the weirdest of weirdo characters have feelings too! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">We\u2019ll then be looking at how to hold your character with relationships in longer scenes as they are put into various situations with lots and lots of scene and character practice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Most of all it\u2019s going to be LOADS of fun with a fun and energetic teaching style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hoopla\/t-neepon\" class=\"btn btn-color\"  >BOOK NOW<\/a><\/div>[\/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_1583194377281{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 Tuesday for 8 weeks from Tuesday 2nd June 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hoopla\/t-neepon\"><strong>BOOK NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7pm &#8211; 9:30pm each week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> <span class=\"C-5\"><span class=\"C-6\">\u00a3230. Either payable all at once or \u00a3100 at time of booking and \u00a3130 when the course starts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teacher: <\/strong>Maria Peters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Location:<\/strong> Theatre Delicatessen Studios, 2 Finsbury Avenue, off Whitecross Place, London, EC2M 2PP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tube:<\/strong> Liverpool Street or Moorgate.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hoopla\/t-neepon\" class=\"btn btn-light\"  >BOOK NOW<\/a><\/div>[\/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\">suki webster<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]Suki produces Guest Speaker, one of Hoopla&#8217;s most popular shows, with regular sold out performances featuring Suki and guests including Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke and Ruth Bratt.<\/p>\n<p>She is a regular performer with The Comedy Store Players on the West End, the world&#8217;s longest running comedy show and London&#8217;s longest running improv show.<\/p>\n<p>Suki performs in Paul Merton&#8217;s Impro Chums alongside Paul Merton, Mike McShane, Lee Simpson and Richard Vranch. The chums regularly tour theatres nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>She also performed in and co-produced One Word Improv at The Palace Theatre in the West End alongside Eddie Izzard, Stephen Frost and Neil Mullarkey. She also performed in Lifegame at the National Theatre with Improbable Theatre Company.<\/p>\n<p>Suki regularly performs in The Playground with Maria Peters and The Yes Queens at Soho&#8217;s Boulevard Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Her writing credits include The Birth of Hollywood for BBC2 and Paul Merton&#8217;s Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Suki performed in the BBC Radio 2 series The Impro Musical and she&#8217;s also appeared on BBC Radio 4&#8217;s iconic programme Just a Minute.[\/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_1611227698549{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Suki-Webster-bw-headshot.jpg?id=24316) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;650px&#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;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\">maria peters<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]Maria performs in Breaking &amp; Entering and co-produces The Playground, which along with Lauren Shearing she has grown to be one of London&#8217;s most popular improv nights.<\/p>\n<p>Maria has performed at numerous international improv festivals including Estonia, The Netherlands, Philadelphia, Portugal &amp; Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>She has studied with Charna Halpern, the founder of iO Chicago and author of Truth in Comedy, who originally developed The Harold with Del Close.<\/p>\n<p>She has also studied with Keith Johnstone, Upright Citizens Brigade in New York and Second City in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>To top it all off Maria is a professional educator. Having spent over 10 years in learning, training &amp; informal education, she understands the fundamentals of passing on knowledge in interactive &amp; engaging ways.<\/p>\n<p>Maria believes it\u2019s paramount to put her students\u2019 needs first and always creates a friendly, relaxed environment where the goal in every class is to learn new things while having a bloody good time![\/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_1611227713164{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Maria-Peters-Laughing-cropped.png?id=5097) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;650px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#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\">lauren shearing<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]Lauren is a cast member of\u00a0Austentatious: An improvised Jane Austen Novel\u00a0and\u00a0Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, two of the biggest improv shows in the UK with regular performances on the West End and in theatres nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>She is also a regular guest with the world renowned improv troupe The Comedy Store Players and also with The Yes Queens at The Boulevard Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>She is\u00a0one half of improv double act\u00a0Breaking &amp; Entering\u00a0with Maria Peters, and one third of three-woman improv\u00a0troupe\u00a0Anxiety Club\u00a0with Charlotte Gittins and Briony Redman.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren is also a co-founder of\u00a0The Playground,\u00a0a sell-out night of improvisation at Hoopla Impro that showcases new female talent and brings together some of the most experienced improvisers in the country. She&#8217;s built a vibrant community of improvisers and turned The Playground into Hoopla&#8217;s most popular show.<\/p>\n<p>She has trained at iO Theatre in Chicago.[\/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_1603801633787{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Lauren-Shearing-Square.jpg?id=23242) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#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\">Susan Harrison<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]Sue performs with the Olivier award winning Showstoppers The Improvised Muscial, performing in the West End, Edinburgh Fringe and national tours.<\/p>\n<p>She was a series regular for series 1 and 2 of the BAFTA nominated CBBC sketch show Definitely Not Newsround (for which she wrote her own characters) and was a series regular for series 2 and 3 of BAFTA nominated sketch show Class Dismissed, also for CBBC.<\/p>\n<p>Sue has taken\u00a0 four character shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, one of which \u201cCreatures\u201d won a ThreeWeeks Editor\u2019s Choice Award. Her numerous characters include an elderly mermaid, a folk singing Tony Blair, Andy Warhol in a giant can of soup and a horse who has had plastic surgery to become a unicorn.<\/p>\n<p>She also performs with two-prov group BEINGS and guests with GTI, The Playground and The Actors Nightmare as well as hosting her own character cabaret night.<\/p>\n<p>Sue has a podcast with fellow comedian Gemma Arrowsmith hosted by The British Comedy Guide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst class comic acting\u201d (The Guardian)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Perfomer with depth and range; able to read the audience with the precision of an old hand\u2026a fantastic character comedian\u201d (Chortle)<\/p>\n<p>She trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>[\/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_1550135772300{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sue-Harrison-Teachers.jpg?id=7401) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#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\">andrew gentilli<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Andrew trained as an actor at The Oxford School of Drama and Drama Centre London before going on to study improvisation at iO Chicago, UCB New York, The Loose Moose Theatre in Canada and various masterclasses across Europe and, of course, Hoopla!<\/p>\n<p>He performs in Music Box the Improvised Musical and Beings with Susan Harrison, two of Hoopla&#8217;s most popular shows. He also founded short-form team The Inflatables and long-form play troupe Storybag. He has performed at improv festivals around the world.<\/p>\n<p>He is a professional voiceover artist, specialising in character voices and celebrity impersonations.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s focus in improv is on creating vivid characters and relationships to make engaging scenes and narratives, and bringing a positive spirit to short, long, or freeform improv.<\/p>\n<p>[\/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_1561020312632{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Andrew-GentilliWeb.jpg?id=9993) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#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\">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 who would like to take their improv up a level.<\/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 2 improv course or a similar amount of improv 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 advanced improv courses that would be suitable, with themes like story, character, scenes and more.  Running both online and in real life.<\/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>Reduced from 16 to 10-12 while running online and also while running with social distancing in place.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Is there an end of course show?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>No. We want to focus on the core skills and we've found doing show formats on top of that can be distracting for this type of course. <\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul data-multiple=\"true\"  class=\"accordion nav\"><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What do I need to take part in the online course?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Laptop with camera and an internet connection. Laptops work better than phones or ipads, but phones and ipads also work.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Do I need to sign up to Zoom in advance for the online version?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>No. On the day of the workshop we email you with all you need for zoom. There's a link to click on and a pass word all in the email.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>When do you email the Zoom link to take part?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>On the day of the first workshop.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Can I transfer to online from my booking for a real-life course that has been postponed or vise versa?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Yes. We don't have the tech on our website for you to do this automatically, but email classes@hooplaimpro.com if you would like to do this and we will move your booking and payment over and refund you any difference.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#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]Maria will be teaching a variety of great tools to help find characters in improv including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"C-6\">Physicality. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Inspiration from animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Leading with different body parts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Changing posture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Internal metronome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Tempo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Character idiosyncrasies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Character game.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Vocal change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Inspiration from inanimate objects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Motivations and Objectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Peas in a pod scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Point of view.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Emotion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Accents.<\/li>\n<li>Impressions.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"C-6\">Relationships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Status.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Drawing characters from real life.<\/span><\/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>People with previous improv or acting experience course who want to get better at improvising characters, accents and impressions.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/london-comedy-improv-course.html\">Level 2: Performance Improv Course<\/a> 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\u2019m running late?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We\u2019ll be starting each session at 7pm. 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