Improviser
Octavia has had the pleasure of performing nationally and internationally in some of the UK’s most loved improv companies.
She offers improv teaching, coaching and corporate training, bringing the core skills of improv to newbies, experienced improvisers and businesses alike. Click here to find out more.
Octavia is a cast member of Impromptu Shakespeare, previous performances include Musicbox and Multiverse.
Impromptu Shakespeare
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, soliloquies, power struggles, mistaken identity and the supernatural… Impromptu Shakespeare buckle on the Bard's britches to bring you an entirely new and unique 'Shakespeare' play, based on audience suggestions.
Impromptu Shakespeare perform all around the country. In places such as London, Stroud, Brighton, Birmingham, Bristol, Salisbury and of course Edinburgh, where they are established EdFringe veterans.
☆☆☆☆☆ Broadway Baby
“side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy almost worthy of the Bard himself”
Octavia’s “very funny portrayal of a tree had the audience in stitches”
☆☆☆☆☆ Pocket Size Theatre
“It’s intelligent, it’s funny, it’s all of the adjectives for brilliant”
☆☆☆☆☆ Playstosee.com
“Impressive command of the Bard’s language and excellent comedy value”
Octavia also leads improvising Shakespeare workshops, jams and courses for Impromptu Shakespeare.
Past Performances
MusicBox
The improvised comedy musical created from audience suggestions. Musicbox are regular performers at the house of improv: Hoopla.
☆☆☆☆☆ Fringe Guru
“This one’s brilliant”
☆☆☆☆☆ Remote Goat
“Lively, sharp, superior improvised fun!”
☆☆☆☆☆ Accidental Festival
“Great songs, clever plot twists, and weird and wonderful characters”
Multiverse
The time hopping improvised comedy musical set in two universes. Think Sliding Doors meets Dear Evan Hansen.
☆☆☆☆ Everything Theatre
“…musically dynamic ... clever wordplay – especially impressive when you consider that they were making it up on the spot….A particular strength ... their ability to work together as an ensemble to navigate spur-of-the-moment chorus numbers, complete with coordinated dance moves and complex harmonies”
Shaken Not Stirred
In August 2019 Octavia had the pleasure of performing alongside the talented cast of the Shaken Not Stirred, improvising James Bond movies at the Edinburgh Fringe.
☆☆☆☆☆ EdFringe Review
“Quite simply the funniest show I have seen at the fringe .. I can't recommend it highly enough”
David Walliams
“Brilliantly funny and inventive… I would gladly go every day if I could”
Whose Mind Is It Anyway?
At the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Octavia performed in Whose Mind Is It Anyway, the Improvised, Hypnotised, Musical Movie.
The elite team of all-star improvisers from shows such as Showstoppers, Austentatious and Bumper Blyton, joined forces with willing volunteers from the audience to form ONE CAST of Hollywood Actors. Together they created a brand new improvised blockbuster movie - complete with a fully improvised musical score!