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August 20th 2025 CET

Sat. Sep. 06. 2000hrs. @ Hoopla: James, O'Connor, Emery, Whelans - in world's most punctuated headline. L-R: Ali James, Dan O'Connor, Dylan Emery, Phil Whelans. *Saturday September 06 2025, 2000hrs* at* * *Hoopla...* The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map For our first show at Hoopla after the Summer break, GTI will welcome back Dylan Emery and Ali James after wildly successful stints in /Showstopper/ up at London's famous Edinburgh Festival. We're also excited for the return of LA impro legend Dan O'Co ...Continue Reading

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July 11th 2025 CET

GTI, Hoopla, Fri. July 18th: Bratt, Emery, Hodgkiss, Whelans. Strong.L-R: Ruth Bratt, Dylan Emery, Sally Hodgkiss, Phil Whelans.Friday July 18 2025, 2000hrs at Hoopla... The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map It's our last show at Hoopla before the August summer-break when GTI goes and stays with the parents of a French impro group while they come and live here and laugh at us for Brexit. Come and see GTI in some excellent company as we share the night with an air-conditioner and the brilliant Dreamweaver ...Continue Reading

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June 16th 2025 CET

Emery, Marriott, Rutland, Air Conditioning, Whelans: “The only thing overheating will be our brains,” offers sub-par headline. by Phil Whelans |  posted in: News |  0 L-R: Dylan Emery, Jessie Rutland, Alan Marriott, Phil Whelans.This coming…Friday June 20 2025, 2000hrs atHoopla… The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map Why not escape the insufferable, choking heat of London’s notorious London, and seek respite in the oasis of refreshing, breezy improvisation ...Continue Reading

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May 15th 2025 CET

*Who? GTI. Where? Hoopla. When? Sat. May 24. What time? 2000hrs. Finished? Yes.* L-R: Charlotte Gittins, Phil Whelans, Dylan Emery, Nell Mooney. *Saturday May 24 2025 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla...* The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map ...why not come and see GTI in some excellent company as we share the night with The Descendants and Hell Yeah! *GTI *will be... *Dylan Emery* is co-founder of Olivier Award-winning West End, Edinburgh Festival and BBC Radio 4 Impro Hit, /Showstopper! The Improvised ...Continue Reading

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April 7th 2025 CET

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and Monica and Dylan and Phil. L-R: Phil Whelans, Jamie Cavanagh, Dylan Emery, Monica Gaga. This Coming... *Friday April 11 2025 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla...* The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map ...why not come and see three survivors of the recent annual London 50-hour Improvathon (two of whom did the whole 50 hours) as they stumble around Yes And-ing chairs, curtains, discarded vapes and things they've hallucinated for just one more show. Over for the 'Thon from his native ...Continue Reading

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March 14th 2025 CET

GTI at Hoopla: Sat. March 22, 2000hrs. Emery, James, Orton-Toliver, Whelans.L-R:Dylan Emery, Ali James, Mike Orton-Toliver, Phil Whelans.Saturday March 22 2025 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla... The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map Why not come and see GTI sharing the night with Hoopla: Teacher Show.FAQsWill there be tariffs? No, tariffs will not be imposed.When I get to the show, will tariffs suddenly be imposed as I'm sitting down? No. Now new tariffs will be imposed.When the performers come out, will they impose ...Continue Reading

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October 5th 2023 CET

Clockwise from top left: Nell Mooney, Mike Orton-Toliver, Duncan Walsh Atkins, Jason Voorhees. Alison Thea-Skot, Phil Whelans Friday October 13, 2023 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla... The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map A 2008 study by the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics states that "fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays, because people are preventatively more careful or just stay home. Statistically speaking, driving is s ...Continue Reading

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September 4th 2023 CET

Sat 09 September: GTI back at Hoopla. Summer “officially over,” says official.L-R: Sally Hodgkiss, Dylan Emery, Phil Whelans, Mike Orton-Toliver.Saturday September 09, 2023 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla...The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS MapThis coming Saturday sees GTI return excitedly to the stage after the summer break. How did you spend your summer? GTI went to stay with its relatives in the countryside. GTI climbed trees, swam in the lake, went for cycle rides, had picnics... and then, one day, GTI stumbled a ...Continue Reading

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June 10th 2023 CET

Fri June 16: GTI & Joy Story double-header, “Unmissable” claims retired sniper.L-R: Dylan Emery, Ali James, David Reed, Phil Whelans.Friday June 16, 2023 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla...The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS MapWhy not join GTI this coming Friday as we share a beguiling night of impro with Joy Story, comprising impro powerhouses, Suki Webster and Maria Peters.GTI will be...Dylan Emery. Dylan is co-founder of Olivier Award-winning West End, Edinburgh Festival and Radio 4 Impro Hit, Showstop ...Continue Reading

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May 24th 2023 CET

This weekend! Sat 27 May!! GTI at Hoopla!!! L-R: Max Dickins, Nick Oram, Jessie Rutland, Phil Whelans. *Saturday May 27, 2023 @ 2000hrs at Hoopla...* The Miller, 96, Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS Map Why not join GTI this coming weekend as we share a wonderful night of impro with not one, not two, not three, but TWO splendid impro juggernauts, The Descendants and Michelle*. *Order of acts dictated by keenness to avoid making them sound like one act, that act being a quirky 80s band from Ohio called Michelle and the ...Continue Reading

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