NELTMN Workshop: Improv with Rob Carr

We are delighted to welcome local comic, Rob Carr to the network for an evening of improv games. Whether it's your first or fiftieth time doing improv, come along for an evening of play in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

This event is for anyone with an interest in writing, performing or even directing comedy. You'll tap into your spontaneity and have fun whilst gaining practical exercises you can use at your writing desk or in rehearsal rooms.

About Rob

Founder of The Improv Chippy, Rob flew over to Melbourne, Australia in his early thirties and studied intensively with some of the best comedic talent in Australia. Comedy, in particular improv, changed his life for the better and he has now returned to Grimsby with the hope of gifting the same for others. He has performed in Defrost Festival, the biggest improv festival in the Southern Hemisphere, and in Robin Hood International Improv Festival, one of the UK’s top improv festivals. He hopes to establish North East Lincolnshire’s first Harold teams in 2026 and develop a style of improv unique to the area.

This is a demo workshop for Rob's newest venture, The Improv Chippy, North East Lincolnshire's home of improv and sketch comedy. It was founded in 2025 after local comedian Rob Carr flew to Melbourne, the comedy capital of Australia, and engaged in intensive study with the country's top comedic improvisers. Representing the training lineage of his instructors, the school offers lessons that are a blend of Chicago, New York and LA improv styles, popularized by schools such as iO (Chicago), UCB (NY) and WGIS (LA). One of The Improv Chippy's goals is to blend these teachings with the unique humour of Northern England to give birth to a style that is wholly our own, giving birth to our official slogan: "Chicago Style Improv. Northern Soul".

About the Network

This is a North East Lincs Theatre Maker Network event, commissioned by Create NEL with the support of Arts Council England and the National Lottery. It is produced by Evangeline Henderson and Grace Waga Glevey at Hani Projects, a Humberside collective promoting access to arts for makers and audiences.

You can join the network here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iJ_a9VmDhogBMW8_EzO2ezi5pK9hTf9cDspZHswa1jw/edit