#74 Mad Max in an ice-cream van
Issue #74 Mad Max in an ice-cream van 9th August 2023 Hello. Hope you're all having fun? Not much to share this week. I'm still decluttering my house. I...
#73 Like a pom-pom
Issue #73 Like a pom-pom 2nd August 2023 Ah, August in Britain. Radio and I went out for a run this morning and got ABSOLUTELY DRENCHED one moment and then...
#72 The state of modernity
Issue #72 The state of modernity 26th July 2023 Hello. I am a year older. It feels nice. I've just spent the last few days working with my BFF Katy Schutte...
#71 Staff training
Issue #71 Staff training 19th July 2023 Hi there. A slightly shorter newsletter this week. I'm in Poland on a retreat with other improvisers, from all over...
#70 Grudging respect
Issue #70 Grudging respect 12th July 2023 Hello, team. Hope you're having a good week? I'm just back from a five mile run with Radio. It was all a bit much...
#69 Sleepy little town
Issue #69 Sleepy little town 5th July 2023 Happy July everyone! I've had a great week - working again with the team at OM Studios to introduce the tenets of...
#68 Wring-world right foot rock
Issue #68 Wring-world right foot rock 28th June 2023 Keep your seats, everyone! This week, in the wonderful Improv Discussion and Resources Facebook group,...
#67 Honey-gooey
Issue #67 Honey-gooey 21st June 2023 Hello. I hope this email finds you well? I was meant to be in Amsterdam this week but had to cancel due to a pressing...
#66 Singsong ding dong
Issue #66 Singsong ding dong 14th June 2023 Hello, marvellous reader. Chris Mead here, your intrepid globe trotting improv buddy, back from Carrara, Italy...
#65 Kind of speechless
Issue #65 Kind of speechless 7th June 2023 Warm greetings from the Surrey Hills. I hope this newsletter finds you well. I've had a rather emotional week,...
#64 Big wise eyes
Issue #64 Big wise eyes 31st May 2023 Hey everyone, So where did May go? My head's still spinning from the marvellous time I had in Vienna. But I hit the...
#63 Several minutes with a monkey
Issue #63 Several minutes with a monkey 24th May 2023 Greetings from Vienna! I've spent just under a week in this beautiful city and taught 21 hours of...
#62 Audio dopamine
Issue #62 Audio dopamine 17th May 2023 What up, home slices? Chris Mead here. I'm having a productive week - getting up early, running the trails with Radio,...
#61 One egg
Issue #61 One egg 10th May 2023 Hello, friend. Thanks for reading my newsletter. It's been a quiet week for me. I've watched all six Scream movies, voted,...
#60 (allegedly)
Issue #60 (allegedly) 3rd May 2023 Hello, friends. This week has been full of improv. Every week is pretty full of improv to be honest, but this one has been...
#59 A metric shit-tonne of falafel
Issue #59 A metric shit-tonne of falafel 26th April 2023 We must stop meeting like this! Chris Mead here. About to jet off to Tel Aviv for an intensive week...
#58 The Roys as an improv team
Issue #58 The Roys as an improv team 19th April 2023 Well, the years start comin' and they don't stop comin' as Shakespeare once famously wrote. The world...
#57 Modern generative sorcerer
Issue #57 Modern generative sorcerer 12th April 2023 Greetings, improv traveller. So what's going on with me? Thanks for asking. It's been a big week of...
#56 Boat-based arty misfit
Issue #56 Boat-based arty misfit 5th April 2023 Hello, treacle! When I was a teenager, I used to go to theatre camp and we would put on a musical in a week....
#55 Hyper-focussed specificity
Issue #55 Hyper-focussed specificity 29th March 2023 Hello. It's your friend, Chris Mead, here - writing this newsletter from Harlow, in the beautiful county...
#54 Close your eyes
Issue #54 Close your eyes 22nd March 2023 Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm travelling up to Birmingham this weekend to teach an extended version of my favourite...
#53 A whole, entire year
Issue #53 A whole, entire year 15th March 2023 Hello. I can't believe I'm writing this. It's Issue #53. Which means this newsletter has come out every week...
#52 I am so sick
Issue #52 I am so sick 8th March 2023 I am so sick. I fell afoul of some melting pot mega-bug created by too many improvisers being in the same place in...
#51 Wag-toting lick machine
Issue #51 Wag-toting lick machine 1st March 2023 Greetings from Amsterdam! IMPRO Amsterdam is in full swing and remains an utter delight. The festival has...
#50 User-focused
Issue #50 User-focused 22nd February 2023 How's it going? I'm having a lovely week. Yesterday, I was working with the brilliant Savvy Theatre, using improv...
#49 I am a sunbeam
Issue #49 I am a sunbeam 15th February 2023 Hey-o! Today, I am a sunbeam. I am racing, skipping, laughing, screaming across the skin of the world. I am pure...
#48 Curation & care
Issue #48 Curation & care 8th February 2023 Hi everyone. This past week, I’ve been hurled back into the exciting world of virtual reality improv. We’ve...
#47 Laughter & history
Issue #47 Laughter & history 1st February 2023 I'm writing this on the train home from a Hoopla night at The Miller pub where all three members of my family...
#46 Toy monkey friend
Issue #46 Toy monkey friend 25th January 2023 Hello, friends! It's cold here in the UK. And I mean bitterly cold. It's the kind of chill that seeps into your...
#45 Goosebumps
Issue #45 Goosebumps 18th January 2023 Hey gang! It's your host Chris Mead here, with another datablast of improv-adjacent fun. This week marked my return to...
#44 Satirically provocative
Issue #44 Satirically provocative 11th January 2023 And we're back in the room! 2023 is really a thing now, huh? Thanks to everyone that read my 2022 report...
#43 Chris Mead's 2022
Issue #43 Chris Mead's 2022 4th January 2023 Happy new year! I hope this missive finds you in good health and happiness. This is the first issue of the year...
#42 The denouement
Issue #42 The denouement 28th December 2022 Hiya! I hope everyone is enjoying themselves. This too will be a slightly briefer issue as I am full of chocolate...
#41 La la la la la la la la la la
Issue #41 La la la la la la la la la la 21st December 2022 Season's greetings, friends. This will be an extremely streamlined issue as I have presents to...
#40 Cool, eclectic & joyous
Issue #40 Cool, eclectic & joyous 14th December 2022 Seasonal greetings, pals! I am back at my desk, huddled next to the steady drone of a portable heater,...
#39 The curtain of the stars
Featuring BeReal, Neanderthals and Kevin O'Neill
#38 Massively & gleefully inappropriate
Issue #38 Massively & gleefully inappropriate
#37 The definitive article
Issue #37 The definitive article 23rd November 2022 Hey everyone! I'm back from Ireland after a beautiful festival. Thrilling to see so many of you there,...
#36 Oh my heart
Issue #36 Oh my heart 16th November 2022 Happy Wednesday! Through the miracle of scheduled posts, this will reach you as I'm travelling to Improv Fest...
#35 Neverfolk
Issue #35 Neverfolk 9th November 2022 Hey everyone! I feel wonderful today. Outside the sky is liquid blue, it’s cold and bright and the air smells of...
#34 Alive & humming
Issue #33 Luxurious 26th October 2022 Home again, home again, jiggety jig. Chris Mead here, freshly home from Canada and wrestling with jet lag. Radio was so...
#33 Luxurious
Issue #33 Luxurious 26th October 2022 Home again, home again, jiggety jig. Chris Mead here, freshly home from Canada and wrestling with jet lag. Radio was so...
#32 Goose sunset
Issue #32 Goose sunset 19th October 2022 Greeting from Toronto Pearson Airport! I am writing this whilst waiting for my plane to Winnipeg and the wonderful...
#31 Shoot the sandwiches
Issue #31 Shoot the sandwiches 12th October 2022 Hello everyone! It's been an exciting week for me. I've been working on a new VR project with FANDCO and...
#30 Punch a planet in half
Issue #30 Punch a planet in half 5th October 2022 Hi everyone. I appreciate you all very much. Thanks for being here. So I've not had the greatest of weeks...
#29 Each finely crafted element
Issue #29 Each finely crafted element 28th September 2022 Holy moly! Last week, when I asked if anyone was willing to sponsor me to sit down and actually...
#28 The big announcement
Issue #28 The big announcement The 21st night of September 2022 Hi everyone. So the big announcement. I'm writing a book. And I need your help. Seth Godin...
#27 Exocentric verb-noun compound agent nouns
Issue #27 Exocentric verb-noun compound agent nouns 14th September 2022 Hey everyone! Chris Mead here, coming down from another week of wonderful shows and...
#26 Improv Pokémon
Issue #26 Improv Pokémon 7th September 2022 Hi everyone. Chris Mead here. So this is issue #26 of the newsletter. That means I've been putting this out every...
#25 A bit fancy
Issue #25 A bit fancy 1st September 2022 (Sorry I'm a day late) Greetings from Norway! First things first, Radio is doing really well and has recovered...