Welcome to the newsletter of me, Chris Mead - improviser, writer, dog-owner and one of the co-founders of The Pretend Company - a new UK-based ensemble and training programme that creates unscripted theatre exclusively through improvisational techniques.

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• THREE recommendations of things I've enjoyed this week

• ONE new class or show we’re offering

• ONE new essay about improv

• ONE picture of my dog, Radio (by far our most popular feature)