We believe that play is transformative.
Play unlocks creativity and generates ideas. It encourages wonder and curiosity, connection and reflection. Play re-energises and reinvents, and allows us to see the familiar with fresh eyes. Play helps us to cope with uncertainty and makes us more resilient to the changes and shocks that life throws at us.
Our workshops give adults space to rediscover the power of play.
Stay well, stay playful, stay connected
As the UK gradually starts to 'unlock' again, we will continue to offer ways to keep playful and keep connected, safely, through our online classes.
As well as our fortnightly Improv Saturdays, we offer daytime and evening online classes for all levels, including complete beginners. We've found that class numbers of 6-12 are ideal for everyone to have a good experience. We use Zoom, so laptop or tablet is your best option, but no need to worry if you’ve not used it before. It’s pretty simple, and we will send you a link before the session which you just need to click on to join. Please read the code of conduct for our classes here.
We also offer gift vouchers for individual classes and can create a class just for you and your family and/or friends (ages 14+). Email us to find out more - we'd love to hear from you.
As the UK gradually starts to 'unlock' again, we will continue to offer ways to keep playful and keep connected, safely, through our online classes.
As well as our fortnightly Improv Saturdays, we offer daytime and evening online classes for all levels, including complete beginners. We've found that class numbers of 6-12 are ideal for everyone to have a good experience. We use Zoom, so laptop or tablet is your best option, but no need to worry if you’ve not used it before. It’s pretty simple, and we will send you a link before the session which you just need to click on to join. Please read the code of conduct for our classes here.
We also offer gift vouchers for individual classes and can create a class just for you and your family and/or friends (ages 14+). Email us to find out more - we'd love to hear from you.
'Playful Being's online improv classes have been the absolute highlight of lockdown. Being a classic introvert, I was worried about performing, feeling exposed or about having to be 'funny on demand'. Nothing could be further from the truth.'
'We weren’t sure what to expect from a family improv session but it was the perfect way to unwind at the end of a long week! It was so refreshing to take our minds to unexpected places and to be playful and laugh together. Any worries that it might be ‘difficult’ soon vanished as Mel was brilliant at explaining and modelling the activities and made us all feel secure and relaxed. We really recommend it to any families or groups who want to try something different!'
'I always marvel at the capacity of Zoom improv classes to completely take me away from home and immerse me in the group. I finish the session and really feel as though I’ve been out for the evening with friends!'
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Improv Saturdays online
90 minutes of games and fun. All levels welcome. 11am to 12.30pm 17 April book £10 “Wild horses wouldn't keep me away!" Improv hour Weekly online sessions Wednesdays, 6-7pm Classes start again on 28 April £7 per class, book here "Improv straight after work should be law." Improvised storytelling games Once a month, Sunday 7-8pm Next date: 25 April, 7-8pm. Book Online, £7. All levels welcome "I love how you created a very interactive session." play/create/write - 2 May, 5-6pm. £7. More details & to book here An hour of playfully creative games to inspire fresh ideas, plus short bursts of writing to get you started. 'I LOVED the session; I found it fun, light, stimulating, supportive.' |
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"I love, love , love what you are creating with improv. What I notice is how it allows me to explore my own emotional palette and how I can ‘put on’ and ‘take off’ my emotions. I can make use of that in my playful world of improv, and also in my own emotional, feeling life."
Sundy, West Yorkshire
Get inspired and get creative!
If you live in Yorkshire, here's your chance to join in and be a link in our sparkling digital Chain Reactions.
Take a look here - let the artistic sparks inspire you and send in your own creative response however you want to do it - speak it, sing it, dance it, paint it, write it, proclaim it!
Time to get playfully creative...
If you live in Yorkshire, here's your chance to join in and be a link in our sparkling digital Chain Reactions.
Take a look here - let the artistic sparks inspire you and send in your own creative response however you want to do it - speak it, sing it, dance it, paint it, write it, proclaim it!
Time to get playfully creative...
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Hello! We are Mel Taylor and Jessica Penrose of Playful Being. Playfulness and creativity have always been important to us, and we know how transformative play can be for adults in this busy world. Sign-up to our newsletter to get updates and be part of our community of playful beings. Mel Taylor and Jessica Penrose |
"Playfulness opens you. It lightens your heart. It's a way of being - of being yourself, completely, and, if you feel like it, being more even than that." Bernie de Koven