“Good impro can make you laugh, we love it, but soon the content is forgotten. Good scenes from The Life Game stay with you always. They haunt you.” GamesLaughingSceneForgottenMake You Laugh Author:Keith Johnstone
“In my school, the library was forbidden. I was accused of turning on the radiator so that the [class]room was uninhabitable and the ceiling came down below; I'm pretty sure I didn't do it. But then we were moved to the library. And there was a really boring history thing, about the Spanish Armada: how could you make that boring?!So I reached my hand out, and slid a book off to read under the desk, and it opened at King Lear Act Four Scene Six. I was astounded. I'd never seen language like it. I was awestruck. I think that may be one reason why I got involved in theatre.” ThinkingMayBookReasonHandsSchoolLanguageRoomsClassFourKingsInvolvedSceneSixMovedLibraryBoringTheatreReason WhyDesksForbiddenAccusedCeilingsLearAstoundedAwestruck Author:Keith Johnstone
“In a scene [where the improvisers must interact] without the letter S, the audience is waiting for you to lose - so they can laugh at you. Don't try to win.” TryingWinningWaitingLosesAudienceLaughingSceneLettersWaiting For You Author:Keith Johnstone