Physical Theatre for Improvisers

THE WORKSHOP

STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND LEARN TO CREATE ENTIRE WORLDS ON STAGE. LOOK AT THE WORK OF FRANTIC ASSEMBLY, DV8 AND LABAN TO CREATE PHYSICAL THEATRE IMPROV, FROM BEING HUMAN FURNITURE OR ANIMALS, TO SAFE LIFTS, TO SMOOTH TRANSITIONS AND EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING YOU CAN GET YOUR BODY TO DO IN BETWEEN. EMBODY EMOTIONS, MOVE IN SLOW MOTION AND EVEN MAKE TIME STAND STILL AS WE UPSKILL YOUR IMPROV THROUGH PHYSICAL THEATRE.

NOTE: PARTICIPANTS MAY BE CAST FROM THIS WORKSHOP TO PERFORM IN THE PHYSICAL THEATRE SHOW DURING THE FESTIVAL. CASTING IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TEACHER.

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE:

INTERMEDIATE – ITS LEVEL 3 OR EQUIVALENT. THIS IS A PHYSICALLY DEMANDING WORKSHOP, A GENERAL FITNESS AND ABILITY IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. PARTICIPANTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO EVERY EXERCISE.

THE TEACHERS

LISA LYNN IS AN AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, SINGER AND IMPROVISER, WHO TOURS THE WORLD PERFORMING, TEACHING AND DIRECTING.

SINCE GRADUATING WITH A FIRST CLASS BA HONOURS DEGREE IN MUSICAL THEATRE IN 2009; AND PERFORMING ARTS PGCE IN 2013; LISA HAS CONTINUED TO BOTH PERFORM AND TEACH. AFTER DISCOVERING IMPROV IN 2015 LISA BEGAN IMPROVSING MUSICALS WITH NO IMPROV TRAINING AND AS SUCH SEES ALL TEACHINGS AS ‘TOOLS NOT RULES’. SHE TEACHES FOR ACAPROV, HOOPLA AND THE ESPONTANEO DIPLOMA IN COLOMBIA, SHE HAS TAUGHT IMPROV AND ACTING (INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE) AT OVER 50 UK SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DATE; AS WELL AS MANY UK AND INTERNATIONAL IMPROV SCHOOLS AND THEATRES BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE. LISA COACHES SEVERAL TEAMS AND HAS DIRECTED SEVERAL IMPROVISED SHOWS – SHE CONTINUES TO DIRECT 5* ACAPROV: THE IMPROVISED A CAPPELLA MUSICAL AND GROUND-BREAKING ‘NOT GCSE DRAMA’. AS AN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR SHE HAS TOURED MANY SHAKESPEARE PLAYS, NEW WRITINGS AND MUSICALS. AS AN IMPROVISER SHE HAS PERFORMED ALL OVER THE WORLD AND STUDIED WITH SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST TEACHERS INCLUDING PATTI STYLES, SUSAN MESSING, JEFF MICHALSKI – SHE CONTINUES TO TAKE CLASSES AS SHE BELIEVES IF YOU’RE NOT GETTING BETTER, YOU’RE GETTING BITTER! JOIN HER FOR AN OPEN CLASS WITH NO PUNCHING DOWN AND A LOT OF LEVELLING UP YOUR SKILLS!

Find them on Instagram, @lisalynnlive

FRIDAY 14th November, 10:00Am – 5:00pm At Improv TheAtre Sydney.

This workshop is part of the ITS Comedy Festival 2025. Check out the full program here!