The Archway Theatre sets the stage for Dingbats Improv, delivering another great evening of unscripted theatrical delights. Witness games, scenes, and stories crafted in the moment.

The night will be a fun mix of performances from a variety of improv acts and improv jam games.

In an improv jam anyone who attends our workshops can jump on stage with other improvisers and have fun making up scenes and stories together. Even if you prefer just to be an audience member, you're guaranteed a delightful night of entertainment.

"Pure genius and pure stupidity! Loved every moment of it!" *****"

"The Dingbats Improv Jams are the highlight of my month." *****

"Hilarious" - Dame Judy

The bar in the function room will be open.

Suitable for ages 16+
Tickets: £10.
Online ticket sales only.

Ticket sales close 1 hour before the start.

“My teaching methods emphasise truthfulness, openness, and explorational exercises, creating a safe space for participants to make mistakes and learn from them. Through my 12 years of acting on stage and screen, I have discovered that mistakes and ‘getting it wrong’ are hidden gems that can provide new insights for the performer and the character. I focus primarily on ensemble work, improvisation, clowning, and devising—skills invaluable not just for comedic performances, but for dramas, tragedies, and epics as well.

Confidence and commitment are crucial in acting, and I believe these are best developed by teaching participants to embrace the fear of failure. Because of this, I foster a supportive and playful environment where students can take risks, discover their unique voices, and feel confident in doing so. In the class I’ll firstly focus on group exercises where people can discover their natural clown. Once we have done that we’ll do a variety of exercises that help the clowns find the comedic ‘game’ within scenes and hopefully show the participants how easy it can be to be entertaining while keeping it simple and being truthful.”

Theatre credits include:
Trevor in Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Broadway and LA); Good Luck Studio (Colchester and UK Tour); Everyone Else in The Comedy About A Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre); Trevor in The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre); Trevor in Peter Pan
Goes Wrong (Apollo Theatre and UK Tour); Ken in Love Your Soldiers (Sheffield Crucible); Jaime in Staunch (Arcola Theatre and Theatre503); Jez in I Need To Vent (The Vaults Festival); Kelvis in Just for Fun: Totally Random (the Camden People’s
Playhouse); Michael in Same Time Next Week (Edinburgh Festival)

TV and film credits include:
Office Royale (People Love Film); The Ark (Syfy); The Goes Wrong Show (Big Talk); We Hunt Together (Grafton House); Casualty (BBC); Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC); Nutritiously Nicola (Double Yay Prod.); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC); Call the Midwife (BBC); PhoneShop (Retort); The Javone Prince Show (BBC); Frankie (BBC); Breathless (ITV); Being Me (Misunderstood Productions); Charity (Jimmy Dean) and Get Griffin Back (Chris Cory).

Is there such a thing as too many muffins?

Who needs to go to the National Theatre, when Oscar Wilde’s witty comedy of manners is brought to sparkling life on our own lovely stage, bringing a smile to the cold, dark days of early 2025? Who exactly is Earnest? Is there such a thing as too many muffins? What on earth is Bunbury-ing and what, oh what is the significance of the handbag?

Full of fabulous characters, witty dialogue, hilarious farce and a smouldering, restrained sexiness, this will be a production not to be missed.

The Archway Theatre sets the stage for Dingbats Improv, delivering another great evening of unscripted theatrical delights. Witness games, scenes, and stories crafted in the moment.

The night will be a fun mix of performances from a variety of improv acts and improv jam games.

In an improv jam anyone who attends our workshops can jump on stage with other improvisers and have fun making up scenes and stories together. Even if you prefer just to be an audience member, you're guaranteed a delightful night of entertainment.

"Pure genius and pure stupidity! Loved every moment of it!" *****"

"The Dingbats Improv Jams are the highlight of my month." *****

"Hilarious" - Dame Judy

The bar in the function room will be open.

Suitable for ages 16+
Tickets: £10.
Online ticket sales only.

Ticket sales close 1 hour before the start.

Jo and Lisa are delighted to be collaborating again and will be bringing 'What you Will' their own spin on Shakespeare's 12th Night to the stage in March/April of next year. Somewhat surprisingly, it will have an 80s rock vibe, pretty much picking up from where Binderella left them.

Will Orsino the lead singer of a rock band, manage to woo the supermodel Olivia, or will his curious new Roadie divert his attention instead!?... This will be a high energy comedy and Lisa and Jo are committed to making it a whole lot of (likely camp, irreverent) fun for the cast, crew and the audience.

Westside meets Westend in our Musical Improv Showcase!

Get ready to raise the roof by defying gravity as we bring you a double dose of musical improv! The graduates from two recent Dingbats Improv courses, one diving into the art of improvised musicals, the other into the world of freestyle hip hop, are coming together for one unforgettable night at The Archway Studio!

This double course showcase will present a range of improvised musical scenes and games with everything from epic rap battles that'll have you hollering for more to ensemble numbers that you'll be singing on the way home.

Backed by the legendary Jon Mizler on keys, and hosted by the course teachers Lewis Hill and George Butcher, don't miss this unique night of dropping beats and hitting notes. It’s gonna be the greatest show!