{"id":27719,"date":"2022-06-20T14:35:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?page_id=27719"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:52:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T10:52:15","slug":"shakespeare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/shakespeare","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare"},"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\/2022\/06\/Shakespeare-Banner.png);\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-wrap extra-dark\"><div class=\"slide-content \"><div class=\"container\"><h1 class=\"font-small\">Shakespeare!<\/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\">Shakespeare!<\/h1><h4 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #000000!important\">An 8 week advanced course on improvising plays in the style of Shakespeare!<\/h4><\/div>[vc_column_text]With James Irving from Impromptu Shakespeare and Dreamweaver Quartet. Impromptu Shakespeare improvise an entirely new and improvised Shakespeare play every show. Impromptu Shakespeare are currently touring the UK including the Edinburgh Fringe this summer.<\/p>\n<p>William Shakespeare: the bard, England\u2019s national poet, the world\u2019s greatest dramatist. Surely you can\u2019t just \u2018make up\u2019 Shakespeare? You absolutely can and it\u2019s beautiful and hilarious in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p>Together as a team you&#8217;ll be exploring topics like style, language, narrative, Shakespearean characters, word-play, sonnets, iambic pentameter, poetry, metaphor, tragedy, comedy and more.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be exploring Shakespeare&#8217;s plays and characters and using them to inspire new scenes and stories to help you uncover your inner Bard.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all &#8211; it is going to be loads of fun improvising in the style of Shakespeare!<\/p>\n<p><strong>An advanced course suitable for people with previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/long-form-improv-course.html\">long-form<\/a> experience.<\/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\">next available dates:<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663584730317{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>Every Thursday for 8 weeks from Thursday 15th September 2022. SOLD OUT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7pm &#8211; 9pm each week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teacher: <\/strong>James Irving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a3225. Either payable all at once or \u00a3100 at time of booking and \u00a3125 when the course starts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Theatre Delicatessen Studios, 107 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 4AF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tubes:<\/strong> Bank, Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, Aldgate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>An advanced course suitable for people with previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/long-form-improv-course.html\">long-form<\/a> experience.<\/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\">James Irving<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]James is a member of Impromptu Shakespeare who improvise an entirely new and improvised Shakespeare play every show. Impromptu Shakespeare are currently touring the UK including the Edinburgh Fringe this summer.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;They pull a seemingly authentic Bard play out of thin air!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nFringe Review<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m still not sure how they did what they did. The play was so slick and hilarious, I forgot for moments that it was improvised.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nPocket Size Theatre<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Ingenious and very funny.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nWill Gompertz &#8211; BBC Arts Editor<\/p>\n<p>James Irving trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and is a principal Baritone for Grim\u2019s Dyke Opera.<\/p>\n<p>He improvises in The Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure, sings with musical ensembles Dreamweaver Quartet and The Concept and creates short absurdist plays and podcasts in duo James &amp; I. He\u2019s a founding member of Classic Andy and guests with international group Improbiotics Ltd.\u200b[\/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_1655728699831{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/James-Whittaker-Shakespeare.jpg?id=27720) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;450px&#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>People who have done long-form improv before and want to explore how to improvised in the style of Shakespeare.<\/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>Ideally at least our level 4 course or a similar amount of long-form 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, Musicals, Harold, Deconstruction and more. <\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What\u2019s the class size?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Limited to 15 people.<\/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>Is there an end of course show?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>No. We want to focus on Shakespeare and we've found the pressure of doing a show on top could be too much. However if you want to form a show group from the course we will be happy to accommodate this and have slots available at our Saturday pre-party shows for new groups.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Can I transfer to this course from an online booking or a different course?<\/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><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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