PODCAST: Episode 4 - Laura Riseborough (FA, RADA, RSC) - Acting in Improv

Written By Aram Balakjian

This episode I chat to Laura Riseborough — actor, comedian, and improviser.  Laura built a career as an actor including high-profile productions with with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before establishing herself as an improviser.

Show now has many hit shows under her belt, including Austintatious, Sliding Lives, and 666 Hell Lane, as well as teaching at The Free Association in London, including a course she devised focussed on Acting for Improvisers.

In this episode we cover how to commit to a scene, the importance of warming up, how to deal with a bad show, and the fact Laura can't bare to see animals suffering, even if they are imaginary.

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Aram Balakjian

Improv has been slowly taking over Aram’s life for over six years. Ever since his very first class at The Free Association in London, he has been in love with the art form and truly believes in its power for good. He’s produced, and performed in, countless shows in all manner of venues from from dingy local pubs, to festivals like VAULT and Edinburgh Fringe.

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