David Elms Describes A Room

An improvised comedy show by David Elms, in which the performer and the audience build an imagined world together, staged at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds. It is on its second UK tour.

David Elms Describes A Room is a stand-up comedy show built on improvisation. Elms, an experienced improviser, creates an imagined space in real time, drawing on suggestions from the room as the evening unfolds. Before this UK tour, the production ran at the Edinburgh Fringe and held a residency at Soho Theatre in London.

Because the material grows out of the audience's contributions, each evening follows its own course, and the performer has to hold on to a detailed world as it develops. Reviewers quoted in the show's promotion describe it as a feat of memory and invention, and note how it blends humour with a sense of shared imagination.

The show is staged at Hyde Park Book Club, a venue in Leeds for music and performance. It will appeal most to those interested in improvised comedy and inventive live stand-up.