Workshops

I run these workshops in-person, in Melbourne, kept deliberately small so you're up and playing every session, not waiting your turn.

Dan Thomas

Meet your instructor, Dan.

I've been teaching improv for the last decade, and focus on simple approaches that allow you to become a more confident, playful, and present improviser, all while having a blast in the process.

Trained at UCB, iO, Second City, LMA & TIC

500+ improvisers trained and counting

Kimberley LisleAdam CampbellEliza McPhailChris PahlowAileen NgSanjiv RaviTalia ContiniCarla Maree
10+ Years Teaching & Coaching

Multi-week workshops

Deeper dives over several weeks.

The Improv Coaching Workshop is on sale now · Expressions of interest open for the rest
$350 5 sessions Starts 26 August

The Improv Coaching Workshop

Five weeks to find real confidence in yourself as a coach. This one is hands-on, you'll actually run exercises and coach the room in every session. Planning sessions that build, giving notes that land, reading the room, and developing a coaching approach that is genuinely yours.

Capped at 6 places

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$560 8 sessions Includes show

Format Frenzy

Eight weeks. For the first six, two formats every session, from the Harold to the Armando to formats you have never heard of. Learn what makes each one tick, then spend the final two weeks building a format of your own and performing it as a show.

Capped at 10 places

$560 8 sessions Includes show

The Harold, Unlocked

The Harold has a reputation for being complex and rigid. It doesn't have to be. Eight weeks on a calmer, more playful way in, so you can enjoy long-form without getting stuck in your head about the structure, then put it on its feet in a show at the end.

Capped at 10 places

$280 4 sessions

The Scene Engine: Feel, Want, Do

Four weeks on the three things that drive a scene forward: feel, want, do. Feel something, want something, do something. Learn to trust that instinct, get out of your head, and let your scenes take care of themselves.

Capped at 12 places

One-session workshops

Single-session workshops that focus on one idea, with no multi-week commitment.

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For anyone outside Melbourne, or who would rather learn from home.

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Not ready to commit to a workshop? Come and play at a Saturday drop-in.

Breakfast Club, Saturday mornings

All-levels improv, one session at a time, no commitment.