Hoopla Archives - North West End UK

The Hoopla! 20th anniversary celebrations started in early April at their venue in London Bridge and over the next few months, they have a huge variety of improv shows from both new and established teams. Last night, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical made an appearance, with many of their members regular performers at Hoopla! over the past 20 years, and some of them currently teaching improv classes there. They were joined by two other groups of improvisers – The Inflatables, and Hell Yeah! in a two-hour show of music and laughs. The evening began with four members of The Inflatables playing Whose Line Is It Anyway style games. The team were great at getting the audience involved, even having audience members control the show at one point. You have to have a lot of talent to be th...

Hoopla improv comedy club is turning 20 this Spring, and celebrating with a packed programme of improv shows. RH & Friends launched the anniversary celebrations last night, performing to an enthusiastic, sold-out audience. The Friends part of the title on this occasion consisted of two improv groups: relative newcomers, Not a Cult, who met doing classes at Hoopla; and the more experienced Valkyrie. In the first half of the show, these groups made up short scenes based around suggestions from the audience. We learned that it's important to have your chakras aligned before you take off in a space shuttle, and demons are responsible for Ryanair baggage fees. The experience of Valkyrie was clear in their adoption of different characters, but the Not a Cult performers had some clever...

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Mini Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and more! – Hoopla

RH and Friends – Hoopla 20th Anniversary