Marvellous

Imagine a life in endless cycles—room to room, activity to activity, sunrise to sunset. What if this very rhythm, once a restriction, holds the key to profound liberation? Marvellous invites you to embrace the quiet, transforming perceived boredom into a vibrant canvas for your wildest imagination. Rediscover the life within, and step into a world where every day is an opportunity for boundless creation.

Here, memory and thought don't just coexist; they merge, sparking something truly magical. This isn't an end, but the thrilling beginning of the 'life game'.

Inspired by the works of Samuel Beckett, Keith Johnstone, and Flannery O'Connor, Marvellous offers a unique journey into creative awakening.

This is a new transatlantic offering from improvisers Diana Brown (US) and Mark Smith (UK).

In addition to Marvellous, Diana performs as half of the duo Bingewatch. She plays in the Shakespeare inspired trio, Gamesome Frolic, and in the Tennessee Williams inspired duo Fleeting Reminiscence, the trios POPTOP, and Slumber Party, and the Twilight Zone inspired ensemble But of Mind.

Diana is an improvisational theatre artist, teaching artist, actor, producer, director and voiceover talent. She was voted Most Valuable Mentor and Teacher at the San Francisco Improv Festival. Diana was named as one of The Improv Boosts 2025 Sudden Impact Teachers. She leads the improv program at Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s School of Theatre. Diana is an instructor, producer and a member of the leadership team with Leela Improv Theatre in San Francisco. She presents the improvised Shakespeare program at All Out Comedy Theatre, is a guest teacher with BATS (Bay Area Theatre Sports) and teaches with Greater Than The Sum.

She’s appeared as a guest artist with BATS Improv in San Francisco and is a member of the acting pool with the San Francisco sketch comedy company Killing My Lobster. She has appeared at Impro Amsterdam, the Liverpool Improv Festival, the Vancouver Improv Festival, Dramatic Improv Festival, Uptown Improv Festival, Improv Fest Ireland, Gather Spring Improv Retreat, Rise Comedy Fest, SF Sketchfest, The Queen City Comedy Experience, San Francisco Improv Fest, Improvaganza Hawaii Festival of Improv, San Diego Improv Fest, O-Town Improv Fest, New York Improv Festival. Vintage Improv Fest, 2nd Best Comedy Fest, New Orleans Improv Fest, Twin Cities Improv Fest, Alaska State Improv Fest, Tucson Comedy Arts Fest and others.

Mark Smith is a multi-award-winning actor, director and producer with over 30 years of experience. He loves improvisation and storytelling; he brings a wealth of knowledge to developing stories and thrives on spontaneity. His PhD further solidifies his expertise in this area. He is passionate about developing new spontaneous work and challenging the conventions of what is possible.

Mark's performance credits include the weekly show Monkey Lab (Rawhide Comedy) from 2002-2004. He then transitioned into organic long-form improv, working on Hoof! a show developed with Todd Stashwick and John Thies from the legendary New York company Burn Manhattan. Hoof! toured nationally (UK) and internationally from 2004 to 2014. He has since guested on numerous other shows and is currently developing and performing his first solo show inspired by the work Alan Bennett called Talking Head…

Mark has created and directed multiple spontaneous shows which have toured the UK and played at multiple festivals. These included Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare - The Incomplete Works, Talk to the Hand (puppet improv), The Fly, A Wake, The Story Forge: Make your own Myth, Taxi Tales – One night on the Town and The Gricer.

He is also the founder and co-director of Liverpool Improvisation Festival.