ABOUT THE SCAT PACK
The Scat Pack is an improvised comedy theatre company. The Scat Pack is formed mainly from students and graduates of The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art as well as other drama schools. The company of young, dynamic and highly skilled improvisers been training in performance improvisation since 2007. The company was first 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, taken on new performers and performed to thousands of audience members. You can find out what 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 they 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: The 50 Hour London Improvathon, ImproJam, The 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 Burke, Dave Hearn, Harry Kershaw, Charlie Russell, Josh Elliott, Mike Bodie, Nancy Wallinger, Henry Shields and improvising musicians Stephen Bermingham and Joey Hickman. The company is led by Artistic Director Henry Lewis and Company Director Jonathan Burke. 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 to make the company what it is and helped to create and sell its shows. Many apologies as I’m sure we have forgotten a few, but below are a few 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, Andrew Jones, Laura Kriefman, Clive Lewis, Alice Pennicott, Simon Reilly, Josh Mayes-Cooper, Yolanda Kettle, Felicity Wren, Louis Hartshorn, Brian Hook, Stephen Jameson, LAMDA, Rose Bruford & The Questors Theatre