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Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre Keith Johnstone
Publisher: Methuen Drama

Brian began improvising professionally at age 17 in the nightclubs of San Francisco's North Beach. Here are three works on the subject that changed the way I felt about improv and inspired me to be a better player. The classic formulations of improvisation in the theatre originated with Joan Littlewood and Keith Johnstone in the UK and Viola Spolin in the USA. Los Angeles-based Impro Theatre opens a run of Jane Austen: UnScripted on Valentine's Day at the Pasadena Playhouse's Carrie Hamilton Theatre. 'For insight into a truly creative mind, read Impro.' --Psychologies (February 2010) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.'If you don't have this book - get it quick. I will be teaching a 2 part improvised musical workshop on the 1st and 8th of June. This one has actually been in the pipeline for ages so I'm really glad it's coming together. Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre, Rev. Instant SOOP is the improv arm of the venerable SOOP Theatre, a brilliant community arts company in Hampshire. The book 'Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre' by Keith Johnstone, which has helped to help train two generations of stand-up improvisation comics, contains many useful tips for writers as well.