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Sips and Scenes – 17 April

Our popular Friday evening blend of after-work drinks and improv training. 2-hour drop-in sessions that are open to all community members from the first week of Starter 1 onward

Please note that this session date is run at the Annex!

Come let your hair down after a long week of work, enjoy some beverages (alcoholic or otherwise) and get some scenework reps with one of our most exciting senior instructors:

  • Josh Chodziesner
  • Laura Josephine
  • Adam Kangas
  • Barney Pollock
  • Hayley Tantau
  • Matt Young

Anyone with Improv Conspiracy experience is welcome – whether you're two weeks into Starter 1 or you're a Harold Night all-star. We'll work on scenework fundamentals from a variety of exciting and accessible angles.

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When you're doing, coaching or watching improv, what do you value most in a scene?

Josh Chodziesner: Getting out of your head and finding ways to stay consistently excited by the opportunity to build something that you, your scene partner and the audience can all get on board with

Adam Kangas: Having as much fun as possible while keeping the audience on-side – by all means, be a freak, but be an empathetic one

Barney Pollock: Playing to lose and loving every loss, emotion based pattern play, driving a petrol tanker into a burning building

Matt Young: Improv can be easy - be generous, trust your intuition, use your body, aim for clarity, and have a few key moves in your back pocket

Hayley Tantou: The best kind of improv is born from feeling safe, silly, and playful. It’s when following the fun and asking “if this is true, what else is true?” becomes second-nature


(stay tuned to meet our other instructors...)

  • Workshop Session #1
    Friday, April 17, 2026
    5:30–7:30pm
Instructor(s)
Venue(s)
Course Fees

$37.50

Plus online booking fee of $0.5

Prices include GST

Course Prerequisites
Please to determine eligibility
Bookings

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Workshop Sessions
April 2026
  • Workshop Session #1
    Friday, April 17, 2026
    5:30–7:30pm

Meet your teacher

Instructor Profile

Hayley Tantau

Hayley Tantau has been lurking around The Improv Conspiracy since 2013, where she has performed, taught, and coached a tonne of improv and sketch. She received the 2018 Moosehead Award for her Melbourne International Comedy Festival solo show EMPOWERFUL and has written and performed in The Comedy Channel’s television series, The Slot. Tantau also directs solo shows and sketch shows for Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe. Sometimes, she’s Cindy Salmon. Most of the time, she’s eating pesto.

“Hayley is one of the best teachers I have had. I will remember her words of encouragement long after I have completed the course, and I know I can always come back to her for guidance. She is the ultimate balance between guiding you to create your best work on stage and letting you find the fun by yourself“ – Aisling M

hayleytantau.com

Our community watering hole

Enjoy some good times downstairs at Theory Bar

Fancy a beverage after your next show or class session? Our ground floor bar is open Wednesday–Sunday.

Community members and ticket-holders get access to our fantastic Happy Hour menu all night long

Please note: drinks can not be transferred between venues in the building

Theory Bar