Musical Animal Funtime

As class was wrapping up for the end of the first day, I decided to ask one of the British students, Isabelle, if she knew of any good improv groups. Perfectly enough, she responded that her improv group, Musical Animal Funtime, was having an open rehearsal for friends and family this evening and she invited me to come. The rehearsal was at 8 pm near London Bridge at a Pub called the Horseshoe Inn and Ryan, a Dartmouth '12, and I went to check it out. Musical Animal Funtime is the first long form improv group (the style of Whose Line) in London. It was only their second show. Ryan and I gave them some feedback since long form improv is a lot more popular in the US. I've always really enjoyed improv, and the group's leader, Cecil, said it would be totally great if I came to their next rehearsal.

After the show, Isabelle, Cecil and one of the other group members joined Ryan and I for drinks at the pub. All three were about 24 and act in London. They had great suggestions of plays to check out in the area and to read as well. Cecil is acting in a play called "The Toad Poems" that runs tomorrow, the 22nd, through the 27th at the Etcetera Theatre that I am hopefully going to check out.

Now I have to be done blogging because I've got to read all of the Merchant of Venice still for class tomorrow...