A unique comedy play, entirely based on audience suggestions.
Theatre like no other! The audience decide the location, decade and title, then two of London’s most sought-after improvisers perform a play entirely made up on the spot.
Lola-Rose Maxwell (Starstruck, The Now Show, They Seem Nice) and Charlie Kemp (White Gold, Man Down, Austentatious) bring you ‘The Improvised Play’.
What would you like to see? A family drama set in a bank in the 80s? A political thriller in Miami in the 2060s? Or a farce on a piece of cheese in the 1600’s? Where, when and what it’s called is entirely up to you and completely different every night.
You won’t want to miss this opportunity to see two of the most experienced and hilarious improvisers in the UK doing something truly original.
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Running time
70 minutes -
Age guidance
14+ -
Content warnings
“Lola and Charlie are hands-down the funniest improvised comedy performers in the country right now, and like all the greats they make it look totally effortless. I'm wild with envy.”– Liz Kingsman (Creator of One Woman Show)
“Clear ideas, superbly executed.”– Chortle (For Jacuzzi by The Free Association)
The Company
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Lola-Rose Maxwell
Lola-Rose Maxwell
Lola-Rose is an actor, writer, improviser and director. She is most well known for her sketches with Stevie Martin which have gained over 30 million views across social media (5 million of which are on TikTok). They are now directing commercials following their recent campaign for ACER (which they wrote, directed and starred in) and their short film Distracted by Food. Acting wise, Lola-Rose is a series regular across all 3 seasons of BBC/HBO Max’s Starstruck (specifically singled out in reviews ‘Hilarious’- Mashable and ‘merits spin off’ – Evening Standard). She has also starred in miniseries Down from London (directed by Jim Archer) and of course BBC’s Doctors! Lola-Rose is one of the most sought-after improvisers in the UK, performing regularly at Soho Theatre with all-star teams They Seem Nice and Kool Story Bro. She’s also improvised in prestigious Theatres in the West End such as The Harold Pinter, The Royal Court as well as Largo in LA and Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. Writing credits, as well as the viral sketches, include Channel 4’s Rude Tube, special mention for at Monologue Slam, as well as her short film Office Manager which won Best Dark comedy in the Top Shorts competition 2020 and honourable mention at London Comedy Short Film Festival 2020. She also has various projects in different stages of development with production companies including a horror comedy with Objective Fiction.
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Charlie Kemp
Charlie Kemp
Charlie Kemp studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in 1998, He graduated in 2001, and got a lead role in the Sky One comedy series ‘Is Harry on The Boat’. He was then cast as Max King in ‘Emmerdale’. He appeared in the two final feature length episodes of ‘Judge John Deed’ on the BBC. He has also appeared in Casualty, Holby City, The Bill, Doctors, Jo Le Grand, An Adventure in Time and Space, Man down, White Gold and most recently ‘Bodkin’ on Netflix. He has written for “Off Their Rockers’ on Channel 4. Charlie has been improvising for 10 years having studied at Monkey toast and The Free Association, performing regularly in one of their house teams ‘The Cartel’. He has also performed at The Edinburgh Festival, The UCB and iO theatres in Los Angeles, Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and the Royal Court Theatre. He now performs with ‘Austentatious’ (the improvised Jane Austen novel)
