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'Twas the day before NZIF and all through the house...
October 6, 2023
It’s improv fest time! And I’m NOT in charge and I’m not stressed out and I’m teaching tomorrow and I’m so excited to be there. I don’t have more to say...
Priorities
July 31, 2023
The first time I was pregnant, it was early 2020. I had to spend weeks 8-14 at home with no work, no obligations, just rest and relaxation. It was a mixed...
The Winding Path
June 12, 2023
(With thanks to Pirate, Robot, Ninja for aesthetic inspiration) You are walking up a path on the side of a hill; the great Hill of Improv Proficiency. It is...
The genius of Scenius
May 15, 2023
After last week’s lament about forgetting what I wanted to talk about and soliciting conversation, I was thrilled by the comments and emails I received -...
Typing into the void and the void types back
May 3, 2023
It’s pouring with rain and I’m staring at my screen and thinking about how much I like being inside when it’s wet (because I am Basic), and also about how...
Speak when you need to (but it's more than the words)
April 18, 2023
It’s a busy week for me, with two workshops and two shows. The title above is a key takeaway for me from Andel Sudik’s workshop last night, which was so...
"I want people to know I am not a joke." - David Rose
April 2, 2023
I have this though bouncing in my head which I don’t have time to expand right now but the short of it is: There is enough badmouthing of improv in popular...
Moe mai rā, Keith
March 13, 2023
Keith Johnstone has passed. His work has shaped the course of my life, and I would wager I'm not alone in that. I celebrate and am so grateful for his long...
Stay safe, stay home (except for Fringe Shows)
February 15, 2023
Snippets I’m in Taupo, we seem to have missed a lot of the terrible weather, but I send huge aroha to everyone affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Check out Emily...
2023: The Place To Be
January 29, 2023
You may not know me personally but if you do, it will not surprise you to learn my January has been full of rehearsals. Too many, if I’m honest; the right...
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
December 7, 2022
How early is too early to check out of the year? I’m ready to down tools and pick up a mimosa or three, read a good book, and work on my 2023 plans. I almost...
A missive from the Upper Hutt Library
November 22, 2022
I just looked up the etymology of the word ‘fortnight’ and it turns out it derives from the Old English for ‘fourteen nights’. I can’t tell if I’m mad that...
The days they are a'changing
November 7, 2022
Felipé Ortiz at Improvention 2011 said “theatre is as serious as a child’s game”. I often think about that; moreso this last week, as I said goodbye to my...
Build a second brain (and then do a scene with it)
October 24, 2022
How many different projects are you juggling right now? What do you count as a project? How do you differentiate them? Paid/unpaid? Home, work, hobbies,...
"If money go before, all ways do lie open."
October 17, 2022
Phew, my twitter is blowing up with talk about CNZ funding decisions and a call for inquiry from an extremely dog-whistle-y, entitled-boomer-vibe open...
Better late than never
October 12, 2022
Yes, it’s Wednesday. If you’re expecting a different more specific email from me, sorry I haven’t got to you yet. It is coming, I promise. Share Let's Talk...
Companies, Groups, Ensembles in Pōneke
October 12, 2022
Improv in Pōneke Basejump Comedy Classes, Shows Best on Tap Shows Improv Connection Classes, Shows Late Night Knife Fight Shows, Workshops for participants...
You really got a hold on me
October 2, 2022
Damn, son, it’s good to be able to breath again. Just in time too, as there’s a bunch of improv on this week, and we are spoiled for choice - luckily none of...
An email to say...
September 26, 2022
Sorry, end of September - I’m getting my butt kicked by illness after illness. No proper round up this week. Please, if there’s things going on, share them...
Harold and Maude and Armando and You
September 19, 2022
Fun fact: this week 9 years ago was the first improv festival I produced! NZIF 2013 happened at BATS Out of Site on Dixon St on 17-21 September, and let me...
Spring has sprung, but don't pack away your jackets
September 11, 2022
I write to you from my father-in-law’s lounge in Waiuku - we are watching nordic noir over cups of tea while I catch up on what’s happening in Wellington...
5 September
September 5, 2022
The thing about giving yourself a weekly task like a newsletter is that you have to do it weekly and that doesn’t leave much room for weekends when you are...
Okay everyone, get in here.
August 28, 2022
Farewell to August! This week I have mostly been directing and coaching and plotting planning for future projects - it is a good feeling to have things in...
Weaving the strands together
August 21, 2022
Yesterday I learned how to weave a small kono in an all-day workshop and I’ve spent today catching up on the usual weekend life, hence this evening delivery...
The Second Issue
August 14, 2022
We’re back with another week of improv updates from the capital! I’ve had some really lovely feedback from the community about this thing and I am so...
Let's Talk Improv
August 7, 2022
Kia ora koutou, my improv friends! In this brave new world of multiplying improv companies running a variety of workshops, shows and communities, and my own...
Coming soon
July 31, 2022
This is Let's Talk Improv, a newsletter about (surprise) all things improv - what's on in Pōneke, NZ and further afield, what we’re up to, and what I've...