{"product_id":"the-improv-handbook-the-ultimate-guide-to-improvising-in-comedy-theatre-and-beyond-9781350026162","title":"The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Improv Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improv available today. Applicable to comedians, actors, public speakers and anyone who needs to think on their toes, it features a range of games, interviews, descriptions and exercises that illuminate and illustrate the exciting world of improvised performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 2008, this second edition features a new foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as new exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master-servant games, plus new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Improv Handbook \u003c\/i\u003eis a one-stop guide to the exciting world of improvisation. Whether you're a beginner, an expert, or would just love to try it if you weren't too scared, \u003ci\u003eThe Improv Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e will guide you every step of the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Salinsky\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-founder (with Deborah Frances-White) of The Spontaneity Shop. He and Deborah have performed improvisation for the Royal Court, the RSC Summer Season, the Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Festival, and at the Bloomsbury Theatre. They have toured the world and performed at many comedy festivals by invitation. They teach at RADA, The Actors Centre, The National Youth Theatre, and many other colleges and institutions, as well as their own successful workshop program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Frances-White \u003c\/b\u003eis a stand-up comedian best known for her BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice. She's performed comedy around the world including The Edinburgh Festival, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Roadshow and The London Storytelling Festival. Her book \u003ci\u003eOff the Mic\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with Marsha Shandur, was published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901695529234,"sku":"9781350026162","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2829877d-e2bc-4b0a-8055-d38f1d2e5c0e.jpg?v=1738435804","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-improv-handbook-the-ultimate-guide-to-improvising-in-comedy-theatre-and-beyond-9781350026162","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}