Inside Out Improv with Lily Hensby

THE WORKSHOP

Ever gotten halfway into a scene and thought “Wait, who am I? What’s y character’s deal?” Ever felt adrift and ungrounded in scenes that go nowhere? This workshop will help you find your way.

Drawing on a Groundlings approach to character work, we’ll explore how to find the emotion and perspective your character already have on the inside, then bring them out to drive your scene forwards.

Rather than starting with external things and reverse engineering your character, we’ll start by finding characters’ points of view and use them to enhance scenework, boost the narrative and find specificity.

THE Teacher
Lily Hensby is an improviser based in Sydney. She has trained at The Improv Conspiracy (Melbourne), Improv Theatre Sydney and The Groundlings (Los Angeles). She is obsessed with comedy and wild, whacky characters.

“Hensby is funny and I like when she talks” – Jack Moran

“People would be happy watching her read a phone book” – Josh Magee

Experience level

Students should have completed Level 4 or above at ITS.

Sun 15 Nov, 10am — 1pm at Improv Theatre Sydney

This workshop is part of the ITS Comedy Festival 2026. Check out the full program here.