This episode was recorded semi-live with piano accompaniment from Sarah Weiler. The team were in the same room together preparing for their 2022 run at the Brighton Fringe. At the time of record our guest director was only 10 years old. 

Episode 35: Live Episode - Maisie Tanner/Lilo & Hitch

IMDp is an improvised interview podcast. Every week Martina Minnow interviews a director about their upcoming film, except the film doesn’t exist and they create it together through their conversation. Also joining Martina each week are our resident improvisers who create cutaway scenes and clips from the films discussed. However...

until she introduces them, only Martina knows the guests name and the name of their movie. The  guest and team are kept in the dark until we press record. 

IMDp will be recording two live episodes at the Brighton Fringe on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 May 2023. Where we will be joined by Guest Directors: Mike Kunze & Izzy Glynn (Sat 20 May) / Jenny Wynter & Adam Balakjian (Sun 21 May).

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Today’s Special Guest:

Maisie Tanner (Clara Bell) loves all things Musical Theatre, taking part in at least five different dance and drama groups each week. She has written and performed for Southside Players’ annual new-writing night Short & Sweet, and has taken online improv classes (for Under 10s) with The Nursery/The Maydays.

This episode was recorded shortly before her 11th birthday.

The IMDp Team: @improvmoviepod

Sabrina Luisi (Martina Minnow) is in Hoopla House team Michelle, acapella improvised musical group Acaprov, improvised musical narrative group Multiverse and long form team Buffet. Sabrina is also an actor and writer in immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London. She loves Eastenders, refrigerated Curly Wurlys, and has three accents she uses on rotation in improv shows. 

Twitter: @sabrinaluisi                      Instagram: @sabrina.luisi

Ryan J Murphy (Resident Improvisor) is an improviser from London who has been performing since 2012. He’s performed shortform, longform and musical improv up and down the UK, including at the last 7 Edinburgh Festival Fringes, and internationally. Ryan performs in the Enid Blyton inspired show Bumper Blyton and improvised acapella musical Acaprov.  Find him eagerly shouting out answers at a quiz or whipping up a pavlova. 

Twitter: @RyanJMurphy

Rory Vieyra (Resident Improviser) is an improviser and Actor who regularly performs with Music Box Improv, Acaprov and The Inflatables in London and abroad. He also teaches improv with Hoopla Impro and performs in immersive Murder Mystery group Play Dead London. He loves Cinnanmon Buns, Dolly Parton and Ancient Greece. He know his impressions are bad but refuses to stop.

Instagram & Facebook: @roryvieyra

Sarah Weiler (Piano Accompaniment) is a Pianist, Composer and Creative Coach. She runs a breakfast radio show on Boogaloo Radio and corporate songwriting workshops with Power of Uke. She was also a founding member of Acaprov. 

Steve Tanner (Producer/Editor) is Director of 4Foot1Films. He is a theatre director with Southside Players, creates and edits video content, and regularly collaborates with Hoopla Impro. He runs filmmaking workshop Make A Movie Club for kids and is also an actor and writer with immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London.

@4foot1films

Theme Music by Matt Brown & Jonny Griffiths

Episode Artwork by Marty Sears