London

Improv classes

Every school and company we know of running improv classes in London — what they teach and where to sign up. Details come from each school's own site; confirm dates and prices with them directly.

  • Angel Comedy — The Bill Murray

    Islington (39 Queen's Head St)

    The Bill Murray — the official UK home of Second City — runs rolling courses in long and short form improv, stand-up, sketch, clowning and podcasting, plus free comedy writing gyms.

    Class info Website

  • Hoopla Impro

    London Bridge (The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Rd)

    A full improv school: beginner, long-form and performance courses (8 weeks, performance tracks end in a show) at London Bridge, Liverpool Street, Moorgate and King's Cross, plus drop-in classes and taster workshops.

    Class info Website

  • The Free Association

    Southwark (Old Union Yard Arches)

    A £20 ninety-minute beginner taster (deducted if you join a course), then Levels 1-3 and performance pathways (Premise, Organic, Narrative) taught in Southwark and six class venues across London.

    Class info Website

  • Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

    West End (Cambridge Theatre, Covent Garden)

    Improvised-musical-theatre training from the Olivier-winning Showstoppers: Tuesday-evening courses from September plus five-day January intensives, with scholarship places for Global Majority participants.

    Class info Website

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