Hello! I’m Sophie
I fell in love with improv comedy 20 years ago. Improv class changed a lot for me, and I’m proud to say my career reflects that.
I’ve studied clown, Meisner, stand up and improv comedy with teachers like Dave Razowsky, Colleen and Jason from Dummy, Susan Messing, Rachel Mason, TJ & Dave, and many more besides.
19 years ago, my first group, Made Up Like Tarts, performed for 3 years in the Bath House pub in London’s glittering West End. The pub has since been razed to the ground*
I went on to be a founding member of Big Now, C3-Something, The Auditors, Somewhat Theatre, and one half of the wonderful duo, Fat Perm.
In 2019 I got a Master’s in Voice to go deeper into vocal performance, accents, voice science and singing.
I set up The Folly, a teaching company in Birmingham with a monthly gig showcasing improv across the Midlands.
I’ve lived and worked in several countries across Europe and Asia. I’m back in London again, currently cooking up my own projects that you’ll find here as well as teaching at the UK’s largest improv company, Hoopla, and hosting and performing in shows at its theatre – the first improv theatre in London indeed – the Miller.
I directed my first film last year – fully improvised, Committing the Kiss.
My one-to-one coaching is informed by my time as a workplace mediator, non-dual philosophies like shaiva tantra and Existential Kink, and my general attitude that we can all be fascinating and powerful on stage.
*because of Crossrail. Not the quality of the shows. Crossrail.