ABOUT THE SCAT PACK
The Scat Pack is an improvised theatre company. The Scat Pack is formed from students and graduates of The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art. The company of young, dynamic and highly skilled improvisers been training in performance improvisation since 2007. The company was formed in 2008, since then the group has performed around the UK, created new long-form and short-form show formats received five star reviews, won awards, taken on new performers and performed to thousands of people. You can find out about The Scat Pack's future performances on our Upcoming Shows page.

SHORT-FORM PERFORMANCE IMPROVISATION
Performance Improvisation is the art of creating a piece of theatre moment by moment live on stage. The Scat Pack’s work is all entirely improvised. Everything we do is created on the spot with no script, planning or rehearsal. Short-form Improvisation is when the pieces created are shorter stand alone scenes, songs or theatre and impro games.

LONG-FORM PERFORMANCE IMPROVISATION
Long-Form Improvisation has an extened narrative. Usually a collection of scenes as well as musical numbers or other theatrical sequneces that form a story with a beginning, middle and end. The Scat Pack mainly work in ‘Long-Form’ improvisation.

HISTORY
The Scat Pack performed their first show on Tuesday 15th July 2008 at The Questors Studio Theatre in Ealing. This show Let’s See What Happens ran there for a week before it went to The Edinburgh Festival. Since then The Scat Pack has produced two more of its own improvised shows: Lights! Camera! Improvise! and Late Night Impro Fight and performed in numerous others: 50 Hour London Improvathon, ImproJam, The Bristol Improvathon, Improvaganza and The Make-A-Wish Theatresports Cup to name a few. The Scat Pack has performed in London at all sorts of venues including: The Tristan Bates Theatre, The Hen & Chickens Theatre, The Canal Cafe, The New Diorama Theatre and The Tabard Theatre as well as performing in Edinburgh, Bristol and Manchester. Find out more about our past shows on our Archive page.

ENSEMBLE
The Scat Pack’s current improvising ensemble is: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Dave Hearn, Harry Kershaw, Charlie Russell, Josh Elliott, Mike Bodie, Nancy Wallinger, Henry Shields and improvising musicians Joey Hickman and Tom Dunlea. The company is led by Artistic Director Henry Lewis and Company Director Jonathan Sayer. More can be found out about the members of The Scat Pack on the Company page.

MISSON STATEMENT
The Scat Pack are dedicated to creating engaging and exciting short-form and long-form improvised theatre of an excellent standard through well honed improvisational technique and strong theatrical ensemble work.

THANKS
The Scat Pack owe a huge thank you to so many people who have helped make the company what it is. Many apologies as I’m sure we have forgotten a few, but below are some of the people without whom it would not have been possible: Adam Meggido, Dylan Emery, Sean McCann, Alex Marker, Jimmy Grimes, Damien Robertson, Julia Worms, Alexandra Smith, India Rakusen, Jonathan De Camin, Lee Faren, Andrew Jones, Laura Kriefman, Clive Lewis, Alice Pennicott, David Burke, Caroline Jenkins, Rodney Cottier, George Mann, Simon Reilly, Josh Mayes-Cooper, Yolanda Kettle, David Byrne, Phil Lunn, Chris Ash, Karl Wallinger, Phill Odds, Heather Young, Felicity Wren, LAMDA, Rose Bruford, RADA & The Questors Theatre.