L-R: Phil Whelans, Jamie Cavanagh, Dylan Emery, Monica Gaga.
This Coming…
Friday April 11 2025 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla…
The Miller,
96, Snowsfields Road,
London SE1 3SS Map
…why not come and see three survivors of the recent annual London 50-hour Improvathon (two of whom did the whole 50 hours) as they stumble around Yes And-ing chairs, curtains, discarded vapes and things they’ve hallucinated for just one more show.
Over for the ‘Thon from his native Canada is wonderful improviser and pal of GTI, Jamie Cavanagh. GTI will be sharing the night with improvised musical, Show Up, in what promises to be a doozy of a night.
GTI will be…
Dylan Emery is co-founder of Olivier Award-winning West End, Edinburgh Festival and BBC Radio 4 Impro Hit, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Ken Campbell-inspired hard-bardics masterclass, the School of Night and Grand Theft Impro. He has performed at the National Theatre, The Royal Court and Shakespeare’s Globe.
Monica Gaga – as seen, heard and staged on BBC3, London Live, BBC History, BBC Radio London, Global Pillage, The Comedy Store Players, Hoopla Impro, Yes Queens, Hell Yeah, Boulevard Theatre and more. She spent time at Second City in Chicago, is a member of Do the Right Scene, Hell Yeah! and her Twoprov act, Derek’s Mojo, and teaches, hosts and runs nights for Hoopla.
Jamie Cavanagh is a multi-disciplinary actor/comedian, writer/director/producer, and instructor/coach. He has performed and collaborated top tier international talent in cities all over the world including London UK, New York NY, Chicago IL, Atlanta GA, Toronto ON, and all over his native country of Canada. He is an active company member of the acclaimed and historic Toronto theatre company VideoCabaret, and performs improv weekly at Comedy Bar and Bad Dog Theatre. When he isn’t in film or on stage he can be heard lending his voice to various animations, productions and ad campaigns.
Phil Whelans – writer and performer of his own Radio 4 sitcom, My First Planet, founder member of Pros from Dover – with whom he did two series of Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage. Phil has worked with everyone from Joan Rivers to Basil Brush, Al Gore to Brian Conley, Robin Williams to Giles Brandreth. Phil has been in It’s Kevin, Brasseye, Preston Front and a number of unsuccessful radio and TV impro pilots. He has improvised all over the world, is founder member of Spontaneous Combustion and Grand Theft Impro, has been in Showstopper: the Improvised Musical, Hamlet Improvised and Criminal and was a Monkey Toast player.