Let’s start with the age old question of what is a monoscene? Basically a monoscene is a single, unbroken scene that unfolds in real time, all in one location. It can be a real challenge for our improvisation skills. There’s no editing and no fancy techniques. There is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. It’s just you and your scene partner. Back in 2015 I was performing a 3 person monoscene called Four Walls. I loved performing Four Walls, it really pushed us. We had 3 improvisers on stage for ...
Dec 10, 2024•5 min
We Are Improv presents Fish Tank, an improvised 6 part show set at F.A.F. aquarium! Come and join our lovable band of misfits as they navigate day to day life working at the aquarium. In Episode 5 it’s date night and Charlotte has a plan up her sleeve. John tries to avoid birthday celebrations and Barry drives a jag. Starring: Katy Bateson as Scarlet Peterson Tabitha Konstantine as Charlotte Bennett Sam Morgan as Barry Codd Brendan Nisbet as Thomas Wallace Lewis Nisbet as John MacDonald Matthew ...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 18 min
We Are Improv presents Fish Tank, an improvised 6 part show set at F.A.F. aquarium! Come and join our lovable band of misfits as they navigate day to day life working at the aquarium. In Episode 4 the staff are dragging their heels as they head to their monthly meetings with Thomas. Simon concocts a plan to sweeten the deal. Starring: Katy Bateson as Scarlet Peterson Tabitha Konstantine as Charlotte Bennett Sam Morgan as Barry Codd Brendan Nisbet as Thomas Wallace Lewis Nisbet as John MacDonald ...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min
We Are Improv presents Fish Tank, an improvised 6 part show set at F.A.F. aquarium! Come and join our lovable band of misfits as they navigate day to day life working at the aquarium. In Episode 3 our motley crew are without their captain when Thomas goes on a training course, Barry finds himself in more trouble with Linda and John needs a break. Starring: Katy Bateson as Scarlet Peterson Tabitha Konstantine as Charlotte Bennett Sam Morgan as Barry Codd Brendan Nisbet as Thomas Wallace Lewis Nis...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We Are Improv presents Fish Tank, an improvised 6 part show set at F.A.F. aquarium! Come and join our lovable band of misfits as they navigate day to day life working at the aquarium. In Episode 2 the back of house staff are pushed into the limelight when half of the staff are poorly. Starring: Katy Bateson as Scarlet Peterson Tabitha Konstantine as Charlotte Bennett Sam Morgan as Barry Codd Brendan Nisbet as Thomas Wallace Lewis Nisbet as John MacDonald Matthew Worsley as Simon Salmon To hear m...
Jul 09, 2024•53 min
We Are Improv presents Fish Tank an improvised 6 part show, originally recorded for Youtube but shared here for your audio pleasure. In each episode we join our lovable band of misfits as they navigate day to day life working at the aquarium. Starring: Katy Bateson as Scarlet Peterson - Aquarist Tabitha Konstantine as Charlotte Bennett - Front Desk Sam Morgan as Barry Codd - Tour Guide Brendan Nisbet as Thomas Wallace - Team Manager Lewis Nisbet as John MacDonald - Technician Matthew Worsley as ...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 17, Marketing your improv. This week Katy is doing something a little different and looking at how we can market our improv shows and courses. Lucky Dip online course - https://buytickets.at/weareimprov/1242152 Fish tank on Youtube - https://youtu.be/KBifs32jm-o?si=r0m6H6fD2zELonVC Get your FREE ...
Jun 25, 2024•22 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 16, Audience Suggestions, where Katy explores the different audience suggestions we can use to inspire narrative improv. Lucky Dip online course - https://buytickets.at/weareimprov/1242152 Fish tank on Youtube - https://youtu.be/KBifs32jm-o?si=r0m6H6fD2zELonVC Get your FREE Triptych guide here - ...
Jun 17, 2024•20 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 15, Being Boring, where shares her love of being boring, specifics and details. Fish tank on Youtube - https://youtu.be/KBifs32jm-o?si=r0m6H6fD2zELonVC Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/110081760110315246/share You can find more about Katy and We Ar...
Jun 10, 2024•9 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 14, Check in, where Katy checks in on how you are feeling about improv. May's edition of the Improvisers Year. Fish tank on Youtube - https://youtu.be/KBifs32jm-o?si=r0m6H6fD2zELonVC Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/110081760110315246/share You can...
May 13, 2024•12 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 123, Triptych, where Katy talks about the Triptych, a narrative longform she created that uses just 3 improvisers! Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/110081760110315246/share You can find more about Katy and We Are Improv here: Facebook - www.faceboo...
May 07, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 12, Expanding the Story Spine, where Katy explores how you can use the story spine to create a narrative structure. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/form...
Apr 29, 2024•15 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 11, Follow the fun. In April's edition of the Improvisers Year we look at finding our improv joy. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/110081760...
Apr 22, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 10, The Story Spine. Today Katy explores The Story Spine, created by Kenn Adams, and how we can use it in our narrative improv. 8 week introduction to Narrative Longform course - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/weareimprov/1188266 Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.ma...
Mar 25, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 9, La Rondalogue. Today Katy explores La Rondalogues and how combining La Rondes with Monologues makes a fun and interesting format. 8 week introduction to Narrative Longform course - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/weareimprov/1188266 Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboa...
Mar 18, 2024•18 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 8, Monologues. Today Katy explores monologues and how we can use them to advance the storyline and create stories with depth. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mailerlit...
Mar 11, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Here is March's episode of the Improvisers Year. Join us for episode 7, Focus. Today Katy explores how we can create improv goals that are achievable, supportive and stress free. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide h...
Mar 04, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 6, Silences. Today Katy explores silences, how we can learn to feel more comfortable with silences and what they add to our improv. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mai...
Feb 26, 2024•12 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 5, La Ronde. Today Katy explores one of her favourite narrative formats, the importance of relationships and letting the story be discovered. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://das...
Feb 19, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 4, Conscious Conflict. In today's episode we are exploring conscious conflict and how we can use conflict to advance the storyline. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mai...
Feb 12, 2024•12 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. Join us for episode 2 of the Improviser's Year. In today's episode we are exploring your improv origin story, your improv super powers and going back to where it all began. Get your FREE Improvisers Year workbook - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/111265978257507692/ Get your FREE Triptych guide here - ...
Feb 05, 2024•11 min
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. In today's episode we are exploring Positive, conflict free scenes. How to start your narrative improv so that an audience becomes invested in the characters and their journeys. Get your FREE Triptych guide here - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767295/110081760110315246/share You can find more about Katy and...
Jan 28, 2024•3 sec
Hello and welcome to the We Are Improv Podcast. Join Katy Bateson as she shares her love for narrative improv and gives hints and tips that she's learnt so far on her improv journey. In today's episode we are exploring how to pick a Word of the Year! Join us for episode one of the Improvisers Year where we find how to use a word to inspire your improv journey for 2024. You can find more about Katy and We Are Improv here: Facebook - www.facebook.com/weareimprovlancs Instagram - www.instagram.com/...
Jan 22, 2024•10 min
