IMPROFEST workshop: Back from The Brink - Naomi Petersen

Ever been on stage and felt like your show was tanking? Of course you have!
Everyone has bad days, whether you’re ten minutes or ten years into your improv journey. In fact, bombing on stage is a rite of passage for every improviser. And listen, I don’t want to take that away from you, because fundamentally it will make you a better performer. But it’s never too late to turn things around. In this workshop we’ll explore how you can bring your shows back from the brink through teamwork, trust and commitment. No cheap tricks or short-cuts; just confident, connected improv that will make you fall in love with your show again and bring your audience along for the ride.

Bio:
Naomi is a critically acclaimed improviser and actor, and was previously Artistic Director at The Free Association. She has been improvising for over a decade, and regularly teaches at the FA and beyond. She was a member of OG Harold Team Sweet FA alongside the likes of Jim Woods, Graham Dickson and Liz Kingsman, and now performs regularly in FA headline shows including This Doesn't Leave The Room, 3, St Doctor's Hospital and more. She is also a founding member of improv supergroups SORRY and Cagematch champions Groundhog. She has performed improv all over the UK at The Soho Theatre, The Arcola, Vault Festival, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and internationally in Berlin, Amsterdam, Chicago and NYC. Naomi is basically obsessed with improv and can't quite believe her luck that she does it for a living.

Feedback from previous students and teams:

“Naomi has a brilliant mind and an eye for improvisation like no other. She is fun, encouraging and passionate about you being the best improviser you can possibly be.”

"She was very empowering, kind, supportive and encouraging. I'd definitely do a class with her again."

"Very good tutor with a positive attitude with clear observations about where things could be improved."

"Working with Naomi has definitely made me a better improviser!"

The workshop is a part of Improfest 2025, a theatre festival focusing on improvisational theatre. The festival invites improvisers from Sweden and the rest of the world to give performances and offer workshops in various locations in Sweden during the period May to August 2025

(Workshopen kommer att hållas på engelska då Improfest är en internationell improvisationsteater-festival med inbjudna improvisatörer från hela världen.)