About this Event
Improv comedy from your hosts Swipe Right, two guest acts we're excited about and an improv jam at which everyone is welcome! All for free at the excellent Shoreditch Balls - nearest Tube station Old Street. (You can also play golf there, believe it or not!)
Doors 7.45pm, show 8-10pm.
Tickets are free and reservable here!
Here's our line-up for November:
Ricky!
Ricky! were Hoopla's 2024 house team, and they've stayed and played together ever since. Members of this fast-paced, high-energy troupe have appeared on BBC Three, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland.
Swipe Right
Your hosts! We perform our show Something Just Happened, or possibly something else - either way, it's likely to feature the relationships you want to see, and the relationships you may rather you hadn't.
Old Friends
Inspired by the Stephen Sondheim show Old Friends, which is a collage of characters from his greatest shows, and by our love of the improv game Hot Spot, Old Friends is a character and music led show that follows a gentle narrative thread. It’s a deep dive into characters who seem larger than life and also the person next door, showing the infinite complexity of the human experience. Even the seemingly most mundane characters carry a universe inside of them, accompanied by their own song.
Karolina Kriks and Stephen Davidson first played together on a team called Improvable, founded in 2014. They’ve since played together in Carmen: An Improvised Film noir Fantasy, Machine for Fools, and in The Improvised Play (Love and Misinformation, The Glass Imaginary, Mixed Omens & Lost to Life). Old Friends is so named because we have been partners in improv for 11 years and counting.
The Jam!
Genuinely once described by someone as 'the best improv jam in the south of England' (we were so pleased by that that we repeat it a lot) our jam is typically made up of two or three person scenes. For your inspiration in these, you can either take an emotion from our patented 'emotometer' or receive whimsical words from a sweet treat.
It's a supportive, warm space for performers and audience members alike to jam and, usually, everyone who puts their name in gets a turn. Any questions, come find one of us (Andy, Carly, Robin and Rosie) on the night and just ask - if you want to be on stage, we'd love to have you there!
Quotes from previous Swipe Night attendees:
"Guaranteed good time!"Comediasians
"Swipe Right are not just a marvellously talented team of improvisers…they also host an excellent improv night at Shoreditch Balls which has exactly the right balance of high level improv, jam opportunities and developing acts. Best improv night we’ve been to in years!" Peasoup Comedy
"The best improv jam in the south of England."
"Great night! Great acts! Great jam! Lovely generous and warm hosts!"
"Great fun last night performing at Swipe Right's brilliant new Swipe Night. Loved the jam format, improvisers and fans should check it out."
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Shoreditch Balls, 333 Old Street, London, United Kingdom
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