Current Projects

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If you have questions or are interested in finding out more about our work, or booking one of our shows for your festival or venue then get in touch on office@improbable.co.uk.

Chrysalis Retreat

A space to rest and transform. Supported by Varshini Pichemuthu and SL Grange, this winter retreat is a cocoon for your own ideas and projects. With optional creative sessions or simply quiet time in beautiful surroundings, find inspiration and rejuvenation in the midwinter lull. 

20 - 24 January 2025

Improbable Sessions

An intimate live session series with the Improbaband. Part-gig, part-show gather round as matchless performers improvise a night of musical wanderings inspired by the setting and the seasons.

Now booking for future dates

Through The Door

Through the Door is course of eight improvisation workshops, for women, non-binary and trans people who are actors, improvisors and theatre-makers. We will be exploring impro in theatre, comedy, storytelling, devising, and movement. We will play at being heroes and villains, explore untold and unlikely tales, and notice what happens when we put our own stories centre stage. There will be 2 groups, beginners level and for those more experienced. Led by Creative Facilitator Angela Clerkin plus guests.

Starting 17 November 2024

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

My Neighbour Totoro

Winner of six Olivier Awards and five WhatsOnStage Awards, this “utterly beguiling” (The Stage) and “jaw-dropping” (Metro) staging of the celebrated 1988 animated feature film is brought to you by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi in collaboration with Nippon TV and Improbable.

Opening on the West End at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from March 2025

Outside The Frame

Who picks the subject? Who creates the frame? Who’s in and who’s out?

Outside The Frame delves into hidden histories and salacious stories through improvisation, autobiographical stories, spoken word, devising, movement, song and puppetry.

Outside The Frame began as a digital laboratory and is now in development as a new show led by Angela Clerkin and Adedamola Bajomo.

In development

Perfect Show For Rachel

Rachel is a theatre-loving, enigmatic 33 year-old who loves Kylie Minogue, people falling over and heckling from the front row. She is a learning disabled care-home resident, and sister to Flo, Zoo Co’s artistic director. Perfect Show for Rachel was developed with Rachel, to create her ‘perfect show’ on her own terms. It explores who defines artistic taste, and questions who that currently excludes.

Now booking for 2025 dates

BambinO

An operatic adventure for 6 to 18 month olds.

This unique and colourful work for infants aged 6 to 18 months reinvents operatic language and traditions for children at an age when their minds are wide open to new sounds, images and experiences. Babies are free to explore during the performance, interacting with singers, musicians and each other. We hope adults might find new ways of enjoying music too – through the ears of their bambini!

Currently touring in LA with LA Opera and in the UK with Scottish Opera

Associate-led Projects

Improbable are currently supporting the following projects run by associates and friends of the company.

Mothers Who Make

Mothers Who Make is a growing international movement for women and non-binary parents who care about creating, and create whilst caring. Through a range of peer support meetings, artistic events and innovative projects we aim to support women and non-binary people to sustain their creative identities whilst also holding caring roles.

You can find our more about their programme, upcoming events and how to support the initiative on their website.