PRICE
$660 + GST (Payment Plans Available)
DAY
Monday Nights
DATE
5th of October - 23rd of November
TIME
6:30pm - 9:30pm
You've learned how to Yes, And. You've learned how to listen, respond, and support your teammates' choices. You've discovered that the goal isn't to try to be funny and you've started to trust yourself (perhaps the most important skill of all).
Now it's time to build on those foundations and sharpen those skills.
“You learn from someone who actually does what they teach every week. Nathalie brings real shows, real tricks, and real experience straight into the classroom.”
Level 2 is all about scene work. Scene work, scene work, scene work.
How do you make a scene pop/keep it alive? How do you sustain it? How do you get the most out of every moment/choice? How do you make a scene live for a while without panicking and loading it with new ideas/info.
Throughout the term, we'll focus on creating longer, more engaging scenes while exploring the game of the scene—identifying what makes a scene interesting and learning how to fully explore it rather than constantly searching for something new. (through character and relationship and or environmental choices).
Your skills will deepen, your patience will grow, and your trust in yourself and your scene partners will become stronger. You'll learn to play with greater confidence while also having more control over where a scene goes… all by trusting the process. Sounds contradictory — but that’s the beauty of improv!
We will be stripping away the unnecessary and focusing on the one thing that gives a scene life, you'll discover just how powerful simple, committed choices can be. It's a skill that will transform not only your improv but your confidence as a performer.
Level 2 is where we really get to work. It's the part of the gym where you think you can't do another sit-up—but then you do. You'll challenge yourself, surprise yourself, and come out a stronger improviser on the other side. It will be harder and more challenging but on the flip side it’ll be a lot more rewarding.
“Hands down the most fun and liberating experience I’ve had. I laughed, I improvised, and I left feeling like anything was possible.”
There will be two performances during the term:
Mid-term performance (at TAFTA): where the scenes/your performance will be evaluated and gentle feedback will be given.
End-of-term theatre performance: A full performance where you'll bring together everything you've learned throughout the course and put your Level 2 skills into action. Individual feedback and an evaluation will also be given
Some may ask why improv? Why continue improv? What’s the goal? I believe improv helps immensely in anything you are pursuing — aside from that — improv can lead to creating shows of your own — by advancing your skills you are advancing anything you do — truly. Aside from that it is so fun and play shows up on our face and life in ways not even I can explain!
Why Improv is Crucial for Actors, especially now…
1. The Industry Demands Flexibility
○ Auditions (especially self-tapes and Zoom reads) often throw curveballs. Improv sharpens the ability to pivot quickly, make bold choices, and adapt to unexpected changes, skills that casting directors love.
2. Unscripted Content is Booming
○ With the rise of reality-based formats, sketch-comedy hybrids, and ad-lib-heavy roles, improvisation isn't just a bonus, it’s a job requirement. Directors increasingly look for actors who can think and create on their feet.
3. Improv Deepens Authenticity
○ Great acting is grounded in listening and reacting truthfully. Improv trains those muscles relentlessly, helping actors shed pre-planned choices in favor of real-time presence and emotional honesty.
4. Builds Resilience and Confidence
○ In an industry full of rejection and uncertainty, improv teaches actors how to embrace failure, stay playful, and bounce back stronger — all essential mindsets for a long, healthy career.
5. Fuels Creativity Between Gigs
○ Improv keeps your skills sharp, your ideas flowing, and your artistic energy alive when you're not on set or stage. It's also a community-driven practice — a way to stay inspired and connected.
6. Actors Are Storytellers - Improv Teaches Story from the Inside Out
○ Improv teaches not only how to perform, but how to build story and character structure intuitively — a vital asset for actors who also write, direct, or devise their own work.
Meet Nathalie:
Nathalie Antonia is an award-winning writer and improviser with a career spanning the UK, Australia, and the U.S. She has written for Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, and BBC Radio 4’s The Skewer — winner of both the BBC Comedy Award and an ARIA Award — and has worked extensively in BBC writers’ rooms, developing sketches, crafting jokes, and creating original comedy content.
Trained in improvisation at UCB and Second City and a graduate of the National Film & Television School, Nathalie has performed alongside some of Britain’s finest comedy talent in sold-out shows across London, Edinburgh, and beyond. She has toured the UK teaching improv and run workshops for brands and organisations including L’Oréal, The Body Shop, Slumberjay, the NHS, refugees’ programs, and the Menopause Society. She has collaborated on sketch shows and produced award-winning short films in Los Angeles.
Now based in Melbourne, she runs the hit improv show No Scripts Given, featuring an all-star cast each week and performing to consistently sold-out audiences since May.
She is also developing original projects for television. She has developed a highly specific syllabus that blends everything she has learned with techniques and insights she believes aren’t taught anywhere else — a unique approach that helps people find their voice, take risks, and play with confidence.
Testimonials:
“Nathalie doesn’t teach you things you will forget, she teaches you tangible skills, ones that’ll improve your life/career the moment you leave the course”.
“It’ll be one of the most transformative things you ever do for yourself. You simply MUST do this course, it will change how you see and do everything, in the best way.”
“You always know Nathalie’s got your back. She pushes you, supports you, and makes you feel safe enough to experiment and grow.”
“Nathalie has this amazing way of making you feel completely safe while also encouraging you to take risks. I left every class feeling braver.”
“This course was such a laugh every week, but the best part? I started taking risks in my life I never would have before, from speaking up at work to trying new things.”
“I had zero experience with improv, and this course blew my mind. I laughed until my cheeks hurt and finally felt free to trust my instincts.”