Maidstone Improv Festival - Pro Improv Workshop

ABOUT

Pro Improv Workshops:
Maidstone Improv Festival — Pro Improv Workshops Saturday 19th September 2026 · 1pm–5pm · £45

About This Workshop
This is the one for the grown-ups — a full four-hour deep dive into the art of improvisation, led by two of
the most exciting coaches in the UK improv scene.
The afternoon is split into two two-hour sessions running simultaneously. You'll spend the first half with
one coach, exploring their unique approach to improv, before swapping over at 3pm to work with the
other. Two completely different perspectives, two distinct styles, one afternoon — it's essentially two
workshops for the price of one.

Whether you're completely new to improv or have some experience under your belt, this workshop is
designed to stretch you, surprise you, and send you home a sharper, more confident performer.

Your Coaches
Lucy Trodd has been performing, learning and teaching improv since 2005 when she worked with theatre
maverick Ken Campbell. She was one of the ensemble of improvisers to play at The Royal Court in Décor
Without Production. In 2006 she travelled to Canada to play in the Die-Nasty 53 hour Soap-A-Thon and,
has performed in many London 50 hour Improvathons since then. She is a founder member of
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and was part of the Olivier Award winning West End run. For 16
years they have travelled all round the world and continue to offer workshops in business, perform in the
West End and tour the UK. In the summer she returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for their 15th
year. Lucy teaches the 3 levels of Showstopper! musical improv courses and has recently set up FIT
(Folkestone Improv Theatre) in her hometown. She designed and ran The Improv Academy for Cardboard
Citizens and is enjoying her first year of International Improv Festivals (Impro Amsterdam, Momenta
Leipzig and Robin Hood, Nottingham).
 

Seamus Allen trained in his hometown, Dublin, at the Conservatory of Music and Drama. After
graduating he toured nationally with some of Ireland’s premier children’s theatre companies, as well as
developing and performing clown performances for Barrabbas, and magic shows for Cahoots N.I. Since
moving to the UK Seamus has appeared in The Tempest, As You Like It, A Comedy of Errors, Macbeth
and Robin Hood (Creation Theatre Company), Quest (Folklore Presents) The Disappearance (The
Sticking Place),and Where’s My Desi Soulmate? (Rifco Arts). Tv work includes Bear Behaving Badly
(Thames Valley). Seamus is also a skilled improviser, training with Ken Campbell’s School of Night and
is a core cast member in the annual London 50 hour Improvathons, and performs with “Austentatious,
The improvised Jane Austen Novel”. Seamus was the director of the Young Company at the Watermill
Theatre in Newbury. He established Reading's only Improvisation comedy club, “What’s the Game?!
Improv”, hosting shows as well as coaching professional performers. Seamus was Head of Acting at Read College, a course which he wrote and which became one of the most successful Foundation courses for  getting students into the top acting degree programmes in the UK. Most recently he has been Head of Year at Drama Studio London and gained an MSc in Performance Psychology focusing on excellence in actor training.

How The Session Works
1pm — Workshop begins, groups split across both coaches simultaneously
3pm — Groups swap, fresh perspectives, new energy
5pm — Workshop closes

What You'll Take Away

• Practical skills you can use immediately in performance or everyday life
• Experience of two distinct coaching styles and methodologies
• Connection with fellow improvisers from across the region
• The particular kind of exhausted-but-buzzing feeling that only a really good workshop delivers

Part of the Maidstone Improv Festival 2026

DETAILS

Maidstone Improv Festival - Pro Improv Workshop

Sat, 19 Sep 26 13:00

Workshop fee £45