Stand Up - Intensive 6 week course

M﻿aggie's pioneering workshops aim to raise confidence levels, generate humour; improve performance skills and become better improvisers.Maggie’s classes teach people to take risks and connect with others through playful activities. She asks that you remain open to experience the absurd and the ridiculous, embrace chaos and silence – and engage with your own physicality and self-awareness.This is a brilliant opportunity for people to up-skill and engage positively with self-awareness, their own physicality and lived experiences. The best thing about the workshops is that they are suitable for anybody: Actors, teachers, bankers, the butcher the baker, the candlestick maker - and it's a lot of fun.Who are they for?Absolutely anyone who would like to give stand up comedy a go, or for those wanting to write/update material and improve their set; anyone who wants to bring more humour into their lives - professionally or personally or both!What can you expect?Group and individual activities that encourage openness and playfulness.Learning how comedians create comedy.Discovering your personal and preferred style of comedy.A build in professional humour-making skills.I love these classes!! Can't believe I stood up and sang a song and it was funny. Credit to Maggie and her incredibly warm and kind and inspirational energy and teaching style.""Thank you for all the fun, embarrassment, stress, confidence building and TLC. I’m a new person! You rock!  - love Shakti xx""Thank you for helping me face my fear. Josh xox"

Maggie Irving

For complete beginners or regular stand ups
Craft your set and showcase your skills
Safe, supportive and dynamic

City Gate Hotel

<p>This 6 week comedy writing course starts by concentrating on developing material and learning how to maximise its comic potential.</p><p>This class is suitable for both beginners, people who want to generate new material and regulars. You are given supportive critical feedback to help you edit and hone your writing and speaking skills.</p><p>The sessions will focus on you building the confidence and pizazz to express your own point of view. Creating comedy is serious business and you will be encouraged to find the funny in everything and anything. </p><p>We work on listening and developing a rapport with your audience and concentrate on various comedy techniques.</p><p>You will investigate creating and using characters within your set. </p><p>So come along and be involved with lots of laughter, learning and a very valuable life skills.</p><h2>Cellar bar, City Gate Hotel, Exeter. </h2><h2>Tuesday 27 September 2022, 7-9.00pm for six weeks</h2><p></p><p></p>

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