The 2011 London Improvathon
Studio 50
Friday Jan 21st 2011 to Sunday Jan 23rd 2011
The Improvathon at Hoxton Hall presented by The Sticking Place in association with Die Nasty.
A 50-hour non-stop improvised comedy soap opera in twenty-five episodes.
‘It’s absolutely incredible. This isn’t theatre – it’s blood sports.’ Michael Coveney, Whatsonstage.com
‘Fearsomely able improvisers.’ Ian Shuttleworth, The Financial Times.
New York City, 1977. The World Disco Dancing Championships are to be held at Studio 50, the ultimate nightclub, nestling in the heart of Greenwich Village. As the competitors descend upon Manhattan, film crews gather amid the glitterati, hoping to gain admittance to the exclusive club – no mean feat, given the proclivities of Studio 50’s eccentric and mysterious owner…
Show Details
Directed by Adam Meggido with Sean McCann
Assisted by Rosie Wilkinson
Musicians Christopher Ash, Orphy Robinson, Charlie Evans, Sam Cable
Stage Manager Phil Hunter
Assistant Stage Managers Damian Roberston and Tom Burgess
Operators Phil Hunter, Damian Roberston, Josh Arnold
Graphic Design Dylan Emery
Production Photographer Ruth Bratt
Producer Adam Meggido for The Sticking Place in association with Die Nasty
General Manager Thea Foster (for Seabright Productions)
Production Assistant Josh Arnold
Press and Publicity Kate Gambrell
The Company: Jacob Banigan, Alex Bartram, Joseph Chance, Sarah-Louise Young, Helen Foster, Trev Fleming, Matt Baram, Melkorka Oskarsdottir, Sean McCann, Paul Foxcroft, Oliver Senton, Cariad Lloyd, Phil Whelans, Like Sorba, Naomi Snieckus, Suki Webster, Pippa Evans, Charlotte Gittins, Ruth Bratt, Lucy Trodd, Dylan Emery, Pippa Evans, Maya Sendall, Seamus Allen, Mark Meer, Belinda Cornish, Davina Stewart, Donovan Workun, Briony Redman, Herman Gambhir, Josh Darcy, Ian McLoughlin, Bev Fox, Philip Pellew, Tom McGairl, Julie Clare, Andrew Pugsley, Alan Cox.
With thanks as ever to Bruce T