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Phil Whelans
@philwhelans.bsky.social
Acting, writing and doing of Impro.
Thanks hooplaimpro.com for another great sellout show. GTI were (L-R) Katharine Bennett-Fox, Darren Jordan (lights), Richard Baker (music), me, @nellmackenzie.bsky.social & Mike Orton-Toliver. We shared the night with the brilliant Dreamweaver Quartet.
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This coming Sat. Nov. 22 at 8.00pm at hooplaimpro.com at The Miller SE1 3SS GTI - Katharine Bennet-Fox, Mike O-T, @nellmackenzie.bsky.social, myself & Richard Baker - will be beating the rush and waving goodbye to 2025 11 months in. We’ll be in with Dreamweaver Quartet. Come and wave us off.
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Tomorrow! Fri Oct 10 at @hooplaimpro.com at The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London SE1 3SS 2000hrs, GTI will be @dylanemery.bsky.social, the Free Association’s Naomi Peterson, me and special guest, Toronto’s Lindsay Mullan. We’ll be on with Dreamweaver Quartet. See you there.
October 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In just 8 short days, on Saturday Sep 06 at 2000hrs, GTI will be at Hooplaimpro.com at The Miller, London SE1 3SS, and will take the form of @showstoppermusical.bsky.social regulars @dylanmarkemery.bsky.social and Ali James, plus special guest, L.A. Impro legend, Dan O‘Connor. Also, me.
August 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This coming Saturday 26 July 2200hrs at hooplaimpro.com lates at The Miller SE1 3SS, FrieNZ. Visiting Kiwi Impro Hot Shots Brynley Stent (Taskmaster NZ), Vincent Andrew-Scammell and Eli Matthewson take to the stage with a couple of UK guests (inc. me.)Come down, eh?
July 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This Friday! July 18 at hooplaimpro.com at The Miller Pub, SE1 3SS, Grand Theft Impro - Ruth Bratt, @dylanemery.bsky.social, @sallyhodgkiss.bsky.social and me - will do our last show before taking August off to go and live with a French family while a French impro group comes and stays at ours.
July 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Thanks hooplaimpro.com for a great night. GTI were (L-R) @isaacadni.bsky.social (music,) me, Alan Marriott, Darren Jordan (lights,) Jessie Rutland & @dylanemery.bsky.social Gämez and Track 96 knocked it out of the park. See you on July 18.
June 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
THIS FRIDAY, June 20, 2000hrs at Hoopla at The Miller, SE1 3SS, GTI will be @dylanemery.bsky.social , Jessie Rutland, Alan Marriott, Duncan Walsh-Atkins & me We’re on with GÄMEZ, Track 96 and an air conditioner. Swing by, why don’t you?
June 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
GTI LINE-UP MODIFICATION ALERT. Sat May 24, 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com, the formidable David Reed will be joining Charlotte Gittins, Nell Mooney and myself. Miss this show and you’ll forever wonder what it was like.
May 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Who? Grand Theft Impro? Where? hooplaimpo.com at www.themiller.co.uk. When? Sat. 24 May, 2000hrs. Finished? Yes. @dylanemery.bsky.social, Charlotte Gittins, @nellmackenzie.bsky.social. See you there.
May 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
GTI had a great time at hooplapro.com on Friday. We were (L-R) Darren Jordan (lights,) Jamie Cavanagh, Duncan Walsh Atkins (music,) me, Monica Gaga & @dylanemery.bsky.social. We were on with Show Up who were terrific. See you in May.
April 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Thanks again @hooplaimpro for a great night. GTI were (L-R) Ali James, Mike Orton-Toliver, Phil Whelans, Darren Jordan (lights), Tom Hodge (music) and @dylanemery.bsky.social Also, Elvis the Assistance Dog (shown distracted.) See you on April 11 with Ruth Bratt and Jamie Cavanagh.
March 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Sat 22 March 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com at The Miller London SE1 3SS, GTI will be @dylanemery.bsky.social, Ali James, Mike Orton-Toliver & @philwhelans.bsky.social. We’ll be sharing the night with Hoopla: Teacher Show. It’s going to be great and very much your kind of thing.
March 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
in just one week - Saturday Feb. 08 @ 2000hrs - hoopla.com at themiller.co.uk, grandtheftimpro.com will be Naomi Petersen, @dylanemery.bsky.social Monica Gaga & me with Tom Hodge playing music. We’ll be on with The Bazaar. Come the heck down why don’t you? Tix… www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hoopla-the...
February 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
GTI had a great time at Hoopla at The Miller last night. We were: Darren Jordan (lights,) @dylanemery.bsky.social, @PhilWhelans, Katie Campell & @sallyhodgkiss.bsky.social Great to share the night with Michelle impro and My Sons. See you Feb 8.
January 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Improvisation + Inauguration = IMPRAUGURATION. Grand Theft Impro Friday Jan 17 8.00pm hooplaimpro.com, The Miller, London SE1 3SS. Come and watch some impro before the batshit craziness begins. @dylanemery.bsky.social, @sallyhodgkiss.bsky.social, Katie Campbell and me with Michelle Improv & My Sons
January 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is something that in a couple of hundred years time could be a parable. Except there’ll either be nobody left to tell it or the only people left to tell it will be a super wealthy elite who will entirely misunderstand the parable and tell it wrong. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
COP29 live: UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash
The UN's COP29 climate talks have overrun into the weekend as a deep gulf formed between richer and poorer countries.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Grand Theft Impro says a big thank you to hooplaimpro.com for a great show last night. GTI were (L-R) Duncan Walsh-Atkins (music), @nellmackenzie.bsky.social, Darren Jordan (lights), me, Ruth Bratt & @dylanemery.bsky.social. See you next year.
November 16, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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Who made this? Ahahaha
November 15, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.
November 15, 2024 at 4:41 AM
In just two days - Fri 15 Nov 2000hrs - at Hoopla Impro,m at The Miller Pub, London SE1 3SS, GTI - Ruth Bratt, Dylan Emery, Nell Mooney & me - will share the bill with Music Box Improv. If it’s any incentive, Trump would hate it.
November 13, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Why not form an angry mob on Friday November 15, 2000hrs at hooplaimpro.com, The Miller, London SE1 3SS and storm the venue demanding to see an impro show? GTI will be Ruth Bratt, Dylan Emery, Nell Mooney and Phil Whelans. We'll be sharing the night with the marvelous Dreamweaver Quartet.
November 6, 2024 at 3:23 PM
How is this even close?
November 5, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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when you accidentally write the most pro-Kamala post of the election
November 5, 2024 at 1:47 PM