Harold Intensive

HAROLD is one of improv most long-standing and famous formats. Developed by Del Close in the 1960s, was the cornerstone format at the theatre the co-founded, Improv Olympic (iO). Made famous by the Upright Citizen Brigade (UCB), this show format is now a mainstay in improv theatres all over the world.

On April 11th & 12th we will be cramming a 6 week class into a crash course of this legendary show. In this class we'll be learning;

• The structure of The Harold
• Group games and how to build a group dynamic
• Strong initiations
• The game of the scene
• How to heighten your comedic premise

All culminating in a class performance for family and friends.

This class is for intermediate and advanced improvisers. 

When & Where?

Saturday April 11th 10AM-2PM

Sunday April 12th 10AM-2PM (Show calltime 7PM in City Centre)

Fringe Festival Studios, Sycamore Building, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 TD81

Stephen Bradley has been performing and teaching improv for nearly decade. Hailing from Celbridge, County Kildare, he is a graduate of the Drama Education Program at Griffith College and an alumnus of iO West in Los Angeles where he studied Long-form Improv and The Harold with students of Del Close. In Dublin, he has improvised with several popular irish improv groups including, Not the Eyes, Boston's Improv Asylum, Mr. MeCoCos.

Stephen is the former Managing Director of MOB Theatre Dublin which he co-founded in 2018. Though MOB Theatre Dublin he taught improv and sketch comedy writing for five years.  

Stephen has also appeared at the Vodafone Comedy Festival, Dublin Improv Festival, Slapdash Improv Festival, at the Fallout Theatre (US), The Hideout Theatre (US) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.