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The Human Touch : Redefining the Art of British Contemporary Improvisational Theatre - Chloe Arros

The Human Touch

Redefining the Art of British Contemporary Improvisational Theatre

By: Chloe Arros

Paperback | 22 May 2026 | Edition Number 1

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The Human Touch is a book focused on the creative processes at work in British contemporary improvisational theatre and how these processes draw on the humanity of the participants: their cognitive abilities, their lives, and their relationships to each other.

Vulnerability is a main feature of both the book and of improvisational theatre, both part of the hurdles that improvisers face and a creative tool. Through a study of improvisation and vulnerability, the book teaches us both what makes improvisational theatre so human and opens the door to a reflection about how to use humanity and human emotions in performance. Most importantly, it delves into the cognitive and physiological processes at work in improvisation, a topic which is missing from most manuals and studies offered to students.

This book is addressed to theatre students and provides both an important overview of the formâs history and a challenge to what is usually taught about improvisation.

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