The Maydays

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The Maydays are an improvised comedy company founded in Brighton in 2004 by John Cremer. [1]

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Their shows include Confessions, [2] Tonight's Top Story, [3] Guest Who [4] and The Fringe Show. [5]

After making a debut at the Brighton Fringe in 2004, and taking their first show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006, the Maydays won Best Comedy Show in the 2007 Brighton Fringe with their show Mayday! The Musical. [6] Related shows have included Argus! The Musical [7] and Evening Standard! The Musical. [8] The company began a residency at the Komedia in 2008 and performed Confessions there on a monthly basis. [9]

Beginning in 2008 several members of the Maydays travelled to Chicago to study longform improvisation at IO Theater and the Annoyance Theatre, and later brought improvisation tutors to the UK. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Curran, Neil (20 February 2013). "Behind The Improv: John Cremer". LowerTheTone.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Melia, Josie. "Brighton Fringe 2011, The Maydays Present: Confessions!". Fringe Review. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
    "Reviews: The Brighton Festival Fringe – The Maydays; Confessions". Latest 7. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
    Whyte, Woody (8 August 2011). "Review: The Maydays Present: Confessions!". Latest 7. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Comedy Highlights: Off The Cuff/The Maydays". Latest 7. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Nangle, Victoria (23 August 2010). "Review: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe". Latest 7. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Taffinder, Darren (26 May 2012). "The Maydays present: The Fringe Show". FringeGuru. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
    "Behind the Fringe - Notes on the Direction behind the new show". The Maydays' Blog. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Nangle, Victoria (15 October 2007). "A laughing matter". Latest 7. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
    "Brighton Fringe 2008, Mayday! The Musical". Fringe Review. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
    Bennett, Steve (October 2007). "Mayday! The Musical". Chortle. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Bennett, Steve (May 2009). "Argus! The Musical". Chortle. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
    Manuell, Robin (28 June 2009). "Brighton Fringe 2009, Argus The Musical". Fringe Review. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Razaq, Rashid (29 March 2012). "The all-singing, all-dancing Evening Standard". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Komedia, Brighton: The Maydays, Confessions" . Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Blackwater, Jason (4 July 2012). "ChicaGoUK Chronicles". The Maydays Blog. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

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