The Still

What happened when exciting practitioners from outside theatre met Improbable onstage?

The Still was an experiment – choose an expert in a chosen field (often from outside of theatre) and get them to to join Improbable. The Improbable performers spent one week with the practitioner inside their theatrical ‘still’. At the end of the week, the fermented brew would be offered up in the form of improvised performances. The experts ranged from scientists to therapists, from astrologers to economists.

These challenging collaborations were an exciting provocation for both the company, our chosen practitioners and the audience. Guests included a horse whisperer, neurology nurse, astrologer and potter.

This project was developed in 2013 with support from Camden People’s Theatre and toured to Northern Stage.

Read Lee’s blog about The Still and the reasons why we do impro here.

Performed by Matilda Leyser, Phelim McDermott, Lee Simpson.
Music by Brendan Murphy

Guest included: Andrew Austin, Bridget Belgrave, Darby Costello, Libby Davy, John Kent, Charlie Kronick, Viviane Schwarz, Graham Taylor.