I had never heard the word until I read it today. Improsoap. Seems to be a fusion between improvisation and soap operas.
Starting tomorrow, at the Hofman Café in Utrecht, the Dutch improv group BarCode will be performing improsoap live. I'm picturing lots of brother's cousin's mother's uncle confessing to having an affair with the gardener's hairdresser. Maybe even a mysterious murder? It is improvsoap so I expect not only to laugh but frequent plot twists like any standard soap.
Performances are in Dutch, but I think even if you don't speak the language, it is most certainly a very unique cultural experience... so go anyway! To top it all off, it is free... which is always a good price.
Shows will continue every thursday night til May 15th, the Hofman Café is located at Janskerkhof 17a, Utrecht. Shows start at 9pm.
Comments (2)
Thanx for writing abou de impro soap. But I have a few comments. First of all the name of the show is Rolling story: Barcode and the name of the group performing is Ymprov.
The story is a behind-the-scenes-look of a tv fictional tv-show called Barcode. A couple of writers from the Utrecht school of Art make up a situation to start and we improvise. A week later they make up a situation based on the previous improvisation. A so the story rolls on, hence the name Rolling Story. For more info check the website: www.rollingstory.com.
Posted by marco Rochette | March 14, 2008 6:52 PM
Posted on March 14, 2008 18:52
I totally agree with Marco, but the site is www.rollingstory.NL
Posted by Jos | March 15, 2008 2:40 AM
Posted on March 15, 2008 02:40