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A seminar on how to use your skills and the principles of improvisation on set and in rehearsals, to unleash your creativity and free your performance.

Joel Gatehouse
Joel Gatehouse is a critically acclaimed improvisor, actor and course leader of the Acting for Stage and Screen course at Performance Preparation Academy. He trained as a clown, trapeze performer, and theatre maker, and toured the world with renowned visual theatre company Idle Motion. Joel then moved into actor training and education but still performs regularly with Criminal: The Improvised Murder Mystery.

Lucy Stewart
Lucy Stewart trained at the Guildford School of Acting and went on the perform in the West End for 13 years including shows such as Mamma Mia, High School Musical, Saturday Night Fever, Taboo & Oliver! She has worked at Performance Preparation Academy for 12 years and is the Course Leader for Foundation in Acting and Musical Theatre.