#134 I just really like a good sponge
Adventure. Prizes. Smiles. Sparks.
#133 Pretend Post
Theatrical. Formally-playful. Bold.
#132 Kingdom of blue and gold
Ghosts. Time Agents. Northerners. Tigers.
#131 Garlic isn’t even a fruit
Words. Watermelons. Woy Janik.
#130 Densely packed
Imam. Priest. Athiest.
#129 Adrenaline and magic
Water. Oxygen. Sleep.
#128 Lightning in a bottle
Superpowers. Curry. The Obamas.
#127 Nonagenarian John Wick
Bristol. Badass. Bandits. Beautiful.
#126 The best thing I’ve ever recommended
Pickles. Beavers. Status. Memory.
#125 Beton brut
Brutalism. Occultism. Lyricism.
#124 Surround yourself with good people
Put in the work. Put in the wok. Put in the folk.
#123 A big announcement
Introducing The Pretend Company.
#122 Any given rabbit hole
Coffee. Cancelling. Crowdfunder. Couple.
#121 Butty Bach
Issue #121 Butty Bach 3rd July 2024 Hello. I’m back from the Flock Festival. Don’t make me talk about it. I’m feeling too emotional. I’ve been to a lot of...
#120 A charming sense of chaotic frivolity
Flock. Fiendish Frivolity. Physical Form Factors. Friday.
#119 Sabres, bras and how to read a wind sock
Cinema. Depth. Corn dogs. Not improv.
#118 A mad messy big swing of a show
Booty. Beauty. Flutey. Cutie.
#117 Three hundred trillion
Issue #117 Three hundred trillion 5th June 2024 Hey gang! Appreciate all your beautiful messages after last week’s slightly unorthodox newsletter. You are...
#116 Aih
Issue #116 Aih 29th May 2024 Aih Mendoza. 6th April, 1993 - 28th May, 2024 This morning, I woke up to the news that my friend Aih had died. I’ve just sat for...
#115 Blood harmony
Sisters. LA. Rhubarb. Design. Pirates. Ice-cream.
#114 Absolutely spanking
Sore. Poor. Deplore. Score. Paw.
#113 Weightless
Issue #113 Weightless 8th May 2024 Hello. I’m not sure if this is against the rules* but today is my mum’s birthday and it’s a special one. (one with a 0 at...
#112 The titter, the yowl, the belly laugh & the boffo
Issue #112 The titter, the yowl, the belly laugh & the boffo 1st May 2024 Hello, all. It’s been a quiet week for me. Pottering about the house. Never quite...
#111 Cos-play the executive
Competition. Armageddon. Politics. Bards.
#110 Often accompanied by cellos
Munich. Masterclass. Melody. Marilyn. Mockumentary.
#109 Dismantle communism through power ballads
Shortform. Tea. Rock. Kicking. Jim.
#108 The songs the sirens sang
Beautiful UIs. Guns. Libraries. Harmony.
#107 Contemporary laconic
Mushrooms. Balance. Swayze. Super computers.
#106 Digital labours
Batteries. Fairies. Amphibians. Jockeys.
#105 Poignancy relief
Electricity. Mockumentary. Belting. Desire paths.
#104 Hammer nails into the art
Loss. Yoko. Revolution. Cookies.
#103 Leisurewear
Pyjamas. King Arthur. Daydreams. Flow. Opportunity.
#102 Dyed-in-the-wool
Festivity. Brevity. Butchery. Profundity. Vinny.
#101 Pint-sized badassery
Love. Magic. Spies. Nails. Vinny.
#100 Pieces of improv wisdom
100 pieces of improv wisdom from 100 different improvisers.
#99 Feels more like talking to a nice person
Issue #99 Feels more like talking to a nice person 31st January 2024 Where did January go? It's incredible to me that we're already a twelfth of the way...
#98 Astonishingly beautiful but so weird
Issue #98 Astonishingly beautiful but so weird 24th January 2024 Hello, wonderful person! Hope your day is going well? Welcome to my newsletter. And it falls...
#97 A panoply of wonderful nerds
Issue #97 A panoply of wonderful nerds 17th January 2024 Hello. What a lovely day for a newsletter. Getting back into the swing of it this week with multiple...
#96 Moves and shouts and throws bananas
Issue #96 Moves and shouts and throws bananas 10th January 2024 Welcome, everyone. So, I don't know what happened but I've suddenly got about 100 new...
#95 Inadvertently torpedoing my livelihood
Issue #95 Inadvertently torpedoing my livelihood 3rd January 2024 Happy New Ears! I hope you all had a lovely end to 2023. I've finally moved into my new...
#94 Chris Mead's 2023
Issue #94 Chris Mead's 2023 27th December 2023 Happy Twixtmas everyone! Whatever your relationship to this mad limbo on the cusp of the new year, I wish you...
#93 Power and agency
Issue #93 Power and agency 20th December 2023 Hello. Twas the mail before ChristmasAnd all through the textHalf the readers were thinkingWhat will he write...
#92 *Checks notes*
Issue #92 *Checks notes* 13th December 2023 Hey there! Thanks for reading my newsletter. Nothing much to report this week. All my classes are ending for the...
#91 Whimsy and jangles
Issue #91 Whimsy and jangles 6th December 2023 We have to stop meeting like this. Hello, everyone. Welcome to issue 91 of Improv Fables - the newsletter...
#90 No bodies? Perfect!
Issue #90 No bodies? Perfect! 29th November 2023 Hello. After a week of staying at home and feeling sorry for myself, this week has been a flurry of classes,...
#89 Succinct edition
Issue #89 Succinct edition 22nd November 2023 Hey gang. I'm still ill. So welcome to another succinct edition of the newsletter. Take care out there. Make...
#88 Nerve-jangling joy
Issue #88 Nerve-jangling joy 15th November 2023 Hope this finds you well? It's me. Chris Mead. I am under the weather presently. Not super sick but run down...
#87 Geometric ubiquity
Issue #87 Geometric ubiquity 8th November 2023 It's been quite the week. Professionally: It's a time of new beginnings. I taught a workshop with the...
#86 Head to toe silver makeup
Issue #86 Head to toe silver makeup 1st November 2023 Hi, everyone. And let me be one of the first to wish you a lovely November. I had a surprise this week...
#85 RED HOT content
Issue #85 RED HOT content 25th October 2023 This is it, folks. The moment you've all been waiting for, the very reason (probably) that you signed up to this...