Shiny Things Improv Podcast
A place to chat all things improv with some of the best lonform improvisers from around the world. Hosted by London based improviser Aram Balakjian
Shiny Things Improv Podcast
Episode 4 - Laura Riseborough (FA, RADA, RSC) - Acting in Improv
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This episode I chat to Laura Riseborough — actor, comedian, and improviser. Laura built a career as an actor including high-profile productions with with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before establishing herself as an improviser.
Show now has many hit shows under her belt, including Austintatious, Sliding Lives, and 666 Hell Lane, as well as teaching at The Free Association in London, including a course she devised focussed on Acting for Improvisers.
In this episode we cover how to commit to a scene, the importance of warming up, how to deal with a bad show, and the fact Laura can't bare to see animals suffering, even if they are imaginary.