The star of the festival
My jaw wouldn’t leave the floor
Phyllida invites you to a celebration of her life and career. She’ll be sharing her repertoire of songs and stories—songs and stories which are unique for each performance.
The lyrics, the music, and the conversation are all inspired by the audience and created on the spot. From her piano, she’ll tell of her amusing adventures, her incredible career, and her most personal moments.
Sunday 29 January
Phyllida Sings...
VAULT Festival, London
Sunday 9 February
Phyllida Sings...
VAULT Festival, London
Thursday 16 February
Phyllida Sings... (short show)
Scramble, Vivid Studios
Sunday 5 March
Phyllida Sings...
VAULT Festival, London
Sunday 19 March
Phyllida Sings...
VAULT Festival, London
Friday 24 March
Phyllida Sings...
Improteca, Bucharest
I regularly perform on-stage and at the piano with this great group, who have been a fixture of the London scene for many years.
www.sproutideas.co.uk
An improvised musical, reimagining a life that might have been lived, and the parallel universes which may exist.
www.adlibretto.com
I have been the resident musician at various festivals, including Mount Olymprov, Improdrom and Improv Fest Ireland.
I was a leader and the musical director of Music Box for four years.
I'm also proud to have been part of groups such as Scratch Impro, Shotgun and Made Up Like Tarts back when the London improv community was much smaller than it is today.
Friday 27 January
Impro comedy with Sprout
Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton
Phil’s course was the perfect balance of fun and learning.
Phil was able to make everybody feel comfortable and enjoy themselves.
Phil’s workshop really set up goals for me and gave me tools to work on my own.
The weekend we hired you was (and still is) one of the most fun and memorable weekends of my life!
This course covers song structures, rhyming, generating song ideas, and how to use music in your scenes. The next course starts on Monday 12 September and runs for eight weeks. There is more information and tickets available at Hoopla Impro.
Our characters drive the story through their actions and reactions, which in turn is largely driven by their personality. This workshops looks at key personality traits (taken from psychology theory) that are useful to think about when improvising, and using those to develop our characters and to direct how they behave in scenes.
Whether we’re aiming for funny, moving, or a combination of the two, the best songs tend to have a clear hook, catchy lyrics, and a specific concept. Together we can think of these as the ‘core’ of the song. In this workshop, we’ll look at how we lock in on this ‘core’ in order to make our songs fun, memorable, and easier to perform.
A workshop dedicated to creating songs as a group. We look at how to share lyrics and movement, and how to keep songs consistent between people. We also look at how to perform like a pop group—it's not all about musical theatre!
I also sometimes coach groups, or run tailored workshops for companies. You can email me to chat about this.