Phil Lunn Is…
…whoever tonight’s audience wants him to be.
My improvised solo show.
A new person, with new songs, every performance.
Phil Lunn is…
…a cabaret singer
An evening with a lady who isn't to be forgotten. You'll love her songs and her conversation.
“The star of the festival” — Sirp Magazine, Estonia
“My jaw wouldn't leave the floor” — Swimp16, Sweden
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I also work with…
I work with several theatrical and comedy improv groups, in London and elsewhere.
I’m either providing the music, or I’m on stage.
The Staccatos
The Staccatos are a musical improv group born out of Hoopla Impro. Originally a house team, they are now independent and regular perform unabashed short form musical improv across London. Great games, fun mini-musicals, and a wonderful group to work with.
www.facebook.com/TheStaccatos
Glitch
Glitch is an improvised comedy show performed by a cast of puppets for adults. Using table top Bunraku-style puppetry, Glitch improvise a brand new adventurous, action-packed and often emotional story from scratch at every performance.
www.glitchimprov.com
Beings
Sometimes human but often not, Beings conjure up surreal, funny and occasionally beautiful stories.
www.facebook.com/beingsimprov
Hoopla
The Hoopla Players are composed of the Hoopla teachers and friends, and perform a variety of shows at the Hoopla Impro Comedy Club.
www.hooplaimpro.com
Blind Date...
Comedy duo Leanna Wigginton and Angela Pollard bring you Blind Date with a Twist! A live rendition of Cilla’s 90s TV game show where Leanna and Angela are not just matchmaking singletons but pairing up new friends!
www.hooplaimpro.com
More
Some UK groups I’ve played with
The Inflatables • Music Box • Multiverse • The Maydays • Monkey Toast • Mischief Theatre • Notflix
And some groups from other places
Teatribu (Milan) • Le Théâtre de l’Oignon (Strasbourg) • Neil + 1 (Dublin) • Renegade Saints (Vienna) • La Carpe Haute (Strasbourg) • Lusty Mannequins (Toronto) • EuroTrash (San Francisco) • Kuje Impro (Jyväskylä) • Trickle (Belgium) • Crumbs Garage (Winnipeg / Atlanta) • History Under The Influence (Austin, Texas) • Girls Girls Girls (Austin, Texas) • Girls Girls Girls (Austin, Texas) • Lambabati (Tel Aviv) • easylaughs (Amsterdam) • Jess’s’s’s (Ireland)
I am also proud to be a trustee of The Nursery, an incredible improv theatre and school in London.
…and for other improvisers
I regularly teach and coach improvisers in improv and musical improv.
Hoopla courses
I regularly run courses with Hoopla Impro. More information and bookings here.
Introduction to Musical Improv
This course covers song structures, rhyming, opening numbers, and moving from scene into song. The current course started on Wednesday 25 September, but there will be more in the new year.
Next steps in Musical Improv
In this course we look at more advanced structures and patterns, and further explore group performances.
Other things
You might also see me teaching on non-musical courses.
Shorter workshops
Making People
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.
The Core Of The Song
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.
All Together!
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!
Useful things
I have a blog which has various articles and resources that I find interesting, and other improvisers may too.