The first Greater Manchester Improv Festival was a great success. 16 shows across the weekend with full rooms, entertained audiences and a brilliant community of improvisers coming together to share and perform.
Big thanks to Bron and Sean, and all the other improvisers who volunteered their time. The Kings Arms in Salford was a perfect venue too, with its theatre and studio spaces perfect for both big and intimate shows. 2026 has been confirmed, so see you next year!
There's so much good improv happening in Manchester, it really does have it's own improv scene. It's also great to the work my pals at The Totally Improvised Comedy have done to get some of the amazing groups together for a weekend of shows.
All the shows are taking place at the lovely Kings Arms Theatre Pub in Salford, from 5pm across the weekend, and it's all under one roof. There are some belting top shows on and some bright new talent too. Check out show's from;
I'll be appearing in The Totally Improvised Musical and Comedysportz
For full listings and tickets, check out www.totallyimprovised.co.uk
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After much preparation, Manchester's Pecha Kucha (number 39) blasted off with some wonderful chaos. Nine speakers took to the stage at Cultplex, all very experienced speakers, some with a lot of improv experience, some not so much, as was planned.
Talks are usually written and planned, but on this occasion, the speaker wouldn't know the content of the slide deck, or the subject they were going to speak on until they arrived on the stage.
Working with Kyle Soo to make this happen, we'd been chatting about if for over a year. He has an amazing team who have helped him bring great Pecha Kucha events to Manchester, and this was no different. Cultplex, the indie cinema in the Green Quarter was a perfect venue too. (amazing pizza).
I'd had far too long to procrastinate over the ins and outs of how to keep it fresh for a whole night, which in the end didn't need overthinking. I also delivered my talk in song.
Thanks to Kyle, his team and the amazing speakers who took part.
Eve Holt
Hannah Cox
Simi Abidakun
Short Supply
Rob Stuart Hudson
Kate McCabe
Max Cross
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