The Maydays Explained

The Maydays are an improvised comedy company founded in Brighton, England, in 2004 by John Cremer.^[1]

Their shows include Confessions,^[2] Tonight's Top Story,^[3] Guest Who^[4] and The Fringe Show.^[5] The Maydays are John Cremer, Rebecca MacMillan, Jules Munns, Liz Peters, Jenny Rowe, Joe Samuel, Juwel Haque, Heather Urquhart and Rhiannon Vivian.^[6]

After making a debut at the Brighton Fringe in 2004, and taking their first show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006, the Maydays went on to win Best Comedy Show in the 2007 Brighton Fringe with their show Mayday! The Musical.^[7] Related shows have included Argus! The Musical^[8] and Evening Standard! The Musical.^[9] The company began a residency at the Komedia in 2008, and currently perform Confessions there on a monthly basis.^[10]

Since 2008, several members of the Maydays have travelled to Chicago to study Longform Improvisation at IO Theater and the Annoyance Theatre, and have since brought international tutors to the UK.^[11]

Publications

• Book: Samuel . Joe . Urquhart . Heather . Sing It! . 2012 . Maydays Publishing . 978-0957153509 .
• Book: Samuel . Joe . Peters . Liz . Confessions . 2012 . Maydays Publishing . 978-0957153516 .

General references

• Web site: MissImp Cast 5: Singing With The Maydays . Tyler . Nick . Lloydie . MissImp Improv Podcast . 27 March 2013.
• Web site: Musical Improv Comedy Podcasts . Samuel . Joe . Urquhart . Heather . 27 March 2013.
• Book: Cremer, John . Improv . 2009 . Sunmakers . 978-1-908693-03-7.
• Web site: FringeReview chats to John Cremer . 20 April 2010 . 27 March 2013.
• Web site: Interviews: Katy Schutte . Obiora . Konrad . June 2007 . Inside Comedy . 27 March 2013.
• Web site: Katy Schutte Swears By Improv . Vivian . Rhiannon . 28 May 2011 . London Improv . 27 March 2013.
• Web site: Starships & Giggles (interview with Project Two) . The Bristol Improv Network . 29 March 2013.
• Web site: Katy Schutte Website . Schutte . Katy . 29 March 2013.
• Web site: The Maydays, Komedia, Brighton, Apr 25 . Smith . Paul . 27 April 2010 . The Argus . 29 March 2013.
• Web site: The Maydays, Komedia, Brighton, Nov 3 . Loomes . Naomi . 5 November 2007 . The Argus . 29 March 2013.
• Web site: Improv group uses Surrey Comet for comedic gold at Kingston Rose Theatre . Robertson . Louise . 14 March 2010 . Surrey Comet . 29 March 2013.
• Web site: #ChicaGoUK: Jason Blackwater . . 25 June 2012 . The Crunchy Frog Collective . 29 March 2013.

External links

• The Maydays' Website
• Musical Improv Comedy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Behind The Improv: John Cremer . Curran . Neil . 20 February 2013 . LowerTheTone.com . 27 March 2013.
2. Web site: Brighton Fringe 2011, The Maydays Present: Confessions! . Melia . Josie . Fringe Review . 27 March 2013.

   Web site: Reviews: The Brighton Festival Fringe – The Maydays; Confessions . 23 May 2011 . Latest 7 . 27 March 2013.

   Web site: Review: The Maydays Present: Confessions! . Whyte . Woody . 8 August 2011 . Latest 7 . 27 March 2013.

3. Web site: Comedy Highlights: Off The Cuff/The Maydays . 26 January 2010 . Latest 7 . 27 March 2013.
4. Web site: Review: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe . Nangle . Victoria . 23 August 2010 . Latest 7 . 27 March 2013.
5. Web site: The Maydays present: The Fringe Show . Taffinder . Darren . 26 May 2012 . FringeGuru . 27 March 2013.

   Web site: Behind the Fringe - Notes on the Direction behind the new show . 8 June 2012 . The Maydays' Blog . 27 March 2013.

6. Web site: The Maydays, Company . 27 March 2013.
7. Web site: A laughing matter . Nangle . Victoria . 15 October 2007 . Latest 7 . 27 March 2013.

   Web site: Brighton Fringe 2008, Mayday! The Musical . 19 May 2008 . Fringe Review . 27 March 2013.

   Web site: Mayday! The Musical . Bennett . Steve . October 2007 . Chortle . 27 March 2013.

8. Web site: Argus! The Musical . Bennett . Steve . May 2009 . Chortle . 27 March 2013.

   Web site: Brighton Fringe 2009, Argus The Musical . Manuell . Robin . 28 June 2009 . Fringe Review . 27 March 2013.

9. Web site: The all-singing, all-dancing Evening Standard . Razaq . Rashid . 29 March 2012 . The Evening Standard . 27 March 2013.
10. Web site: Komedia, Brighton: The Maydays, Confessions . 27 March 2013.
11. Web site: ChicaGoUK Chronicles . Blackwater . Jason . 4 July 2012 . The Maydays Blog . 27 March 2013.