I did my first Free Association course in late 2018, armed for the first time in my life with both the time and the money, and recklessly determined to spend both on something purely for me. I’d wanted to do improv for years but a less than stellar experience with a boy in my university’s improv society had put me off…
Read MoreAs part of our new blog series, Improv In Real Life, we chatted to Megan Blair, an improviser in the FA community and hospital pharmacist, about how taking an improv class has impacted on her life inside and outside the NHS.
Read MoreIt feels like the older I get, the more comfortable I become in my own skin. Or maybe I’m just becoming more comfortable feeling uncomfortable.
On a daily basis I’m present in body, but my mind is elsewhere. Staying present is difficult and for most of us it’s a Herculean task to stay present for any significant length of time.
Read MoreWe read disclaimers before TV shows and films all the time, and by and large we trust them. For the most part, we don’t need to question them, or suspect that the channels or the production companies are trying to pull the wool over our eyes…
Read MoreWhen you’re improvising you are constantly using a set of skills that are incredibly valuable to any employer. I know this because some of the biggest, most forward-thinking companies in the world bring The Free Association in to train their staff in business-specific improv skills!
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