Neil Curran
Improv Utopia EAST 2025
Neil Curran presents
Go Through That Door!
Workshop
Improv is all about relationships, and relationships are all about emotion. Improvisers often get stuck in their hand concerned with where a scene is going, what should happen next or if their ideas are even good enough. In this workshop, we learn that no matter what scene you are in, relationship and emotion trumps all. We will quite literally use a door to realise that relationships trump EVERYTHING!
Learning Outcomes
o Learn to commit more authentically and realistically
o Stronger emotions, deeper relationships
o Utilizing Game in a relationship driven scene
o Heightening tension
Intermediate, Beginner and Works Great for Brand New Improvisors
About
Neil Curran’s obsession with improv has seen him teaching and performing improv both in Ireland and internationally for many years. His signature show, Neil+1, has been performed in festivals and theatres around the world.
Neil has taught and performed in festivals such as Slapdash (London), Barcelona Improv Festival, San Jose Improv Festival, Big City Improv Festival (Toronto), Improfest (Krakow) and Edinburgh Improv Festival. He has also performed in cities such as Shanghai, Brussels, Padua, Paris, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Orlando and Detroit.
Neil is the founder and director of Improv Fest Ireland as well as Retreat director of Improv Utopia International. He also co-runs The Improv Playground in Dublin.
Neil has guested in numerous renowned shows including Orange Tuxedo, improvised musical When X Meets Y, Upstairs Downton, Comedysportz San Jose and at Second City Toronto and Hollywood.
By day, Neil is an Applied Improv facilitator, delivering training solutions through improv to many well-known organisations and educational institutes.
