10AM - 4PM
£50

Teacher: Rick Andrrews
Venue: West Bridgford Dramatic Society, Stamford Road, NG2 6LS

Really, Really Active Listening - with Rick Andrews
Almost every strong choice on stage can be traced back to listening -- listening to your partner, and listening to the choices you've made in the scene. Great improvisers take every small moment, look, gesture, word choice, tone, pause, movement and use it to intuit even more of their scene partner's headspace. Not just what could be true, but rather: what do I think my partner thinks is true? The more we hear in every moment, the more powerful our scenework gets.

About your teacher:

Rick Andrews is a facilitator, instructor, and performer from the Magnet Theater NYC, who recently moved to Amsterdam. He was Head Instructor at The Magnet Theater, and has been studying, performing, and teaching improvisation since 1999. He is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, teaching improvisation in the MFA Acting program. 

As an applied improvisation facilitator and trainer, Rick has worked with hundreds of organisations using improvisation techniques and exercises to help meet their needs and grow their skills.

Book your place now. Only 14 places.

7.30PM (£7)
West Bridgford Dramatic Society

Two of the sharpest improvisers around, one stage, zero safety net. Rick Andrews and Lloydie James Lloyd are throwing together a one-off, two-hander show, just the two of them. It's happening fast: so get your tickets for Saturday 3rd October. Get in quick, because when it's gone, it's gone. Plus support from some of the most exciting new and established improvisers in the Nottingham scene. This is going to be a night of great improv!

Rick Andrews has been performing, teaching and studying improv since 1999. A teacher and performer at New York's Magnet Theater, he's an adjunct instructor on Columbia University's MFA acting programme, sits on the board of The Unscripted Project, and has taught and performed at improv festivals and theatres worldwide. Fun fact: he taught improv to New York Mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

Lloydie James Lloydis an improviser from Nottingham, UK, and co-founder and co-artistic director of the Robin Hood International Improv Festival. He directs the improv programme at Nottingham Playhouse, performs internationally, and hosts The Improv Chronicle Podcast. His work includes Rhymes Against Humanity — The Improvised Musical, the two-hander The Clones, and Brand New Musical.

19:00 - 20:00 (FREE BUT BOOKING REQUIRED)

The Real and The Ridiculous

This workshop looks at the idea of bringing bits of ourselves to our improvisation and how we allow others to take control of our stories.

We will also look at how surreal scenarios can benefit from a dose of reality!

Owen has been improvising for over 20 years. He loves improvisation that is theatrical without forgetting the joy of laughter.

Book your free place now. Only 12 places.

This workshop is free thanks to generous funding from Arts Council England.

20:00 (FREE)

Loose Goose is fun, friendly and FREE to come along. It's where improvisers come to create new work for the evening and where anyone can come to see the chaos unfold.

A gaggle of improvised funtimes. All experience levels welcome. Anyone can play and be put into a team for the night - or you can just watch if you prefer.

Want to play? Sign up on our Facebook event of just turn up on the night.

Join us every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at Fisher Gate Point. 1 Fisher Gate Point, Nottingham NG1 1GD.

Want to play? Sign up on our Facebook using the button below.

This is an open to all improv performance in Nottingham on Tuesday 13th October 2026.

19:30 (£8)

Juicy confessions, awkward mishaps and scandalous secrets all get exposed at The Secret Show. What’s the one thing you’ve never told a soul? The Secret Show turns your anonymous whispers into laugh-out-loud scenes.

It’s funny, it’s daring, it’s unique… and it’s all about you. Don’t miss the chance to see your secrets come to life in ways you never imagined. Confess. Laugh. Repeat.

THIS MONTH’S GUEST ACT:
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

Made up of experienced improvisers from across the Midlands, Breakfast of Champions will make up an entire show based off a single prompt from the audience. Sometimes poignant, often silly, they promise stories that will make you laugh and characters you’ll root for.

This is an improv show presented by Little John Improv on Saturday 16th October 2026.

19:00 (FREE)

More details and booking opening date to be announced mid-September

20:00 (FREE)

Loose Goose is fun, friendly and FREE to come along. It's where improvisers come to create new work for the evening and where anyone can come to see the chaos unfold.

A gaggle of improvised funtimes. All experience levels welcome. Anyone can play and be put into a team for the night - or you can just watch if you prefer.

Want to play? Sign up on our Facebook event of just turn up on the night.

Join us every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at Fisher Gate Point. 1 Fisher Gate Point, Nottingham NG1 1GD.

Want to play? Sign up on our Facebook using the button below.

This week we also have a new act trying out their work for the first time.

Vox Pox take two: Julie & Betty are back, sort of. Taking their former group VoxPops journey and redeveloping it for the mid 2020s, they’re going to take your life experiences and reimagine it .

This is an open to all improv performance in Nottingham on Tuesday 27th October 2026.

18:00 (£7)
Fisher Gate Point, Nottingham

Little John Improv present an improv double bill as part of our incredible improv line-up for Nottingham Comedy Festival.

Nottingham Improv All Stars

Get in the mood for an incredible weekend of improvised comedy as some of the finest improvisers from the local area get together to perform.

Drawn from Nottingham and the surrounding area, the All Stars will take your suggestions and make mischief on stage.

Abridged - The Solo Improvised Musical

An improviser, a guitar and an audience create a brand new Musical together.

All of the story, all of the emotion, all of the songs that you would expect from a west-end musical but made up on the spot by a single performer using audience suggestions.

And as this is Halloween... this might be the scariest solo improvised musical there has ever been…

Want to see our entire line-up of comedy festival shows over the halloween weekend? Grab a weekend ticket for just £32.

19:30 (£7)
Fisher Gate Point, Nottingham

Little John Improv present The Secret Show as part of our incredible improv line-up for Nottingham Comedy Festival.

Juicy confessions, awkward mishaps and scandalous secrets all get exposed at The Secret Show. What’s the one thing you’ve never told a soul? 

The Secret Show turns your anonymous whispers into laugh-out-loud scenes.

For this special Secret Show we are after the spookiest secrets you have. Maybe you saw a ghost, maybe you played a ghoulish prank? It’s time to spill the beans.

Slip us your secrets before the show—no names, no judgments, just pure inspiration. Our cast of improvisers will transform your hidden truths into outrageous sketches, and unforgettable stories—all made up on the spot.

Confess. Laugh. Repeat.

Want to see our entire line-up of comedy festival shows over the halloween weekend? Grab a weekend ticket for just £32.

21:00 (£7)
Fisher Gate Point, Nottingham

Little John Improv present Tales From The Darkive as part of our incredible line-up for Nottingham Comedy Festival.

In this "improv comedy show", the audience is granted exclusive access to the many strange case files buried in the Institute's Dark Archive. A clock that ticks like death. A lost dimension in a car park lift. A dog that MIGHT have a gun. When confronted with the true horrors of the universe the human psyche has but one response, uncontrollable laughter!

Want to see our entire line-up of comedy festival shows over the halloween weekend? Grab a weekend ticket for just £32.

18:00 (£7)

As part of our evening of improv duos for Nottingham Comedy Festival, Little John Improv present Play It Again and Moustrapped.

Play It Again

In the beginning, there was nothing. Then God said… let there be lounge! Sam and Emily are immortal beings bound forever to bring lounge music to the world. From luscious love songs to hot gossip about your favourite historical figures, this truly is improv for the ages. So, slide into a velvet suit, sip on something sweet, and prepare your suggestions for a sultry serenade from the most ancient entertainers in the business!

Mouse-Trapped

‘Mouse-Trapped’ sees two individuals embark on an adventure inside the world of the audience's favourite board game. Follow them as they discover and interact with the occupants, explore the uncharted location and overcome challenges along the way. Can they work out how to return home? Do they even want to!

Whether the journey takes us to the library world of the infamous game Boggle, or the wintery planes of ICECOOL, by the time we return to our universe, you'll feel a deeper connection to the table-top adventure.

Lovers of Jumanji need look no further.

Want to see our entire line-up of comedy festival shows over the halloween weekend? Grab a weekend ticket for just £32.

19:30 (£7)

As part of our evening of improv duos for Nottingham Comedy Festival, Little John Improv present Two Part Harmony and Witless

Two Part Harmony

Naomi and Hannah take you on a fully improvised musical journey songs, scenes and stories spun out of thin air ,and your suggestions. No script, no setlist, just two voices, big harmonies and wherever the moment leads. Every show is brand new, made up on the spot, and gone forever.

Witless

Making a scene from your daily routine. This show takes an ordinary everyday event and turns it into a drama.

Witless are:

Chris Collins and Adam Hodgson

Witless are absolutely delighted to be at this year’s festival, mostly because it gets them both out of the house.

Want to see our entire line-up of comedy festival shows over the halloween weekend? Grab a weekend ticket for just £32.

21:00 (£7)

As part of our evening of improv duos at Nottingham Comedy Festival, Little John Improv present The Clones - A Two Person Improvised Play

“Lloydie and Liam expertly weave tenderness into one of the funniest improv shows you’ll ever see.” - Elana Fishbein, Magnet Theater, New York

The Clones are seasoned performers Lloydie James Lloyd and Liam Webber. With no script, no staging and only a pair of chairs for a set, they spin a simple audience suggestion into a hilarious, spontaneous one-act play. Plots and sub-plots galore, and a cast of characters effortlessly juggled by the veteran improvisers. This is comedy theatre like you’ve never seen it before. You will laugh, you may cry… Who knows what’ll happen? They sure don’t.

This show has been performed to high acclaim in London, Belfast, Dublin, Chicago, Sydney and Nottingham.

Want to see our entire line-up of comedy festival shows over the halloween weekend? Grab a weekend ticket for just £32.

18:30 - 20:30. Mondays (£180)

Ever wanted to burst into song and actually know what you're doing? This is the class for you. Musical 101 is the friendly, no-pressure entry point into musical improv.

You'll learn the building blocks of song structure, how to sing with confidence, and how to weave scenes into songs so the story and the music work together.

A little improv experience helps, but it's absolutely not required. Just bring your voice and a willingness to be a bit silly.

Your teachers:
Naomi Murden and Sam Marshall

This is a six week improv course in Nottingham. It will run each Monday night from 6.30pm - 8.30pm from Monday 2nd November to Monday 7th December with a showcase on Tuesday 7th December at the Loose Goose improv jam.