A: Yes!! Almost certainly! Most of your conversations are improvised, aren't they?, Most of our lives are improvised! Thus most ordinary people already understand enough about improvisation to have fun with it.

Q: I've done lots of amateur drama but very little improvisation, would I like it?

A: Only you can answer that, but we would like you to come along and give it a try because we are sure that you could make a great contribution

Q: I've done lots of amateur drama and also loads of improvisation, would I like it?

A: As above, emphatically

Q: I don't want to perform but I would like to write, what would I get out of it?

A: The opportunity to experiment and see your ideas performed. However within the group you would have to respect our views on copywright and (possibly) see your words mangled by the performers. Outside the group you can control your writings however you wish.

Q: I don't want to perform or write, I just want to direct, would I like it?

A: Probably not. The fun of improvisation is in giving up control!

Q: Why don't you allow people under 18 to join

A: There are plenty of opportunities for young people to join drama clubs or drama workshops, but there are far less opportunities for adults. We are adults who prefer to improvise with other adults. Also being responsible caring adults we would feel responsible for any young people in our group and this could inhibit what we do and how we meet. (The real reason is young people are highly imaginative improvisers and would show us up!)

Q: Do you teach drama/script writing?

A: No. Most ordinary people already understand enough about improvisation to have fun with it. If you want to become a serious actor/scriptwriter and are sufficiently talented and motivated, find a good drama teacher or attend a good drama school. If you want to unwind a bit after the day job, join us!

Q: What is the original theatre project?

A: Its just phrase we use to label our group. Its not a movement or a something special. We could have called ourselves "Ra Ra Chicken Head", but original theatre is more welcoming.

Q: Are you trained actors?

A: No, we are just people like you, who work during the day and want to unwind during the evenings

Q: What are your influences

A: Peter Hartley and uneasy theatre, Keith Johnstone and his book "impro", "Who's line is it any way", Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman, everyone we've ever improvised with

Q: Why don't you like copywritten material

A: We want to encourage the creation and writing of original drama. Other than this we have nothing against copy written material, but you must realise that in copywriting a play the author places restrictions on what the performers can do to the script . This can add unnecessary complications to drama and thus detract from the fun. However if we want to perform a copy written play we can do so outside this group