Neil has had a passion for improvisation from an early age and has been teaching and performing Improv for many years to adults and companies around the world. Founder and director of Improv Fest Ireland and international retreat director of Improv Utopia, Neil is also a co-founder of No Drama Theatre.
Neil signature show, Neil+1,has been performed in cities and festivals around the world.
Neil has 20 years of management and corporate experience in an international context. He led global teams for 18 years having held a senior leadership position in a multinational tech organisation. Neil is associate faculty for the Irish Management Institute and a team member of The Core Story Ltd, providing story and strategy consulting and training to clients across the globe.
Neil has a Masters in Training and Education and is a certified Personal & Executive Coach with EQi Emotional Intelligence certification.
Neil teaches improvisation as both a performing art and as a corporate skill. He uses Improv as a training tool for companies to deliver training in the areas of high performance teams, team building, authentic presenting, conscious communication, leadership, and storytelling.
Where and who has Neil performed with?
Second City (Hollywood and Toronto)
Adlib Theatre (Florida)
The PIT (New York)
Florida Studio Theatre (Sarasota)
Unscripted Theatre (San Francisco)
Tristan Bates Theatre (London West End)
Hoopla (London)
Spectacles Improv Engine (Orange County)
ComedySportz (San Jose)
American Improv Theatre (San Jose)
Zmack (Shanghai)
Go Comedy (Detroit)
Planet Ant (Detroit)
Teatro Barbarigo (Padua, Italy)
Neil has performed at numerous festivals including:
Slapdash (London)
BIGIF (Barcelona)
Impro Fest UK (London)
Big City Improv Festival (Toronto)
San Jose Improv Festival
Edinburgh Improv Festival
Birmingham Improv Festival
Improfest (Krakow)
Body & Soul (Ireland)
Myth Fest (Dublin)
Electric Picnic(Ireland)
10 Days In Dublin
Select Past Improv Performance Highlights
You & Me with Michael Patrick Thornton
Chad Damiani Live Directs All Stars, Los Angeles – Guest Performer
The PIT, New York – International Debut of ’72 Hours’
Orange Tuxedo with Carla & Craig Cackowski, Second City Hollywood – Guest Performer
Phoenix Improv Festival – Director & Performer “The International Ensemble”
American Improv Theatre, California – Guest Performer with Jeff & Friends
American Improv Theatre, San Jose – Jeff & Friends
ComedySportz San Jose – Guest Performer
Second City, Toronto – Guest Improv Performer with cast of “Click, Bait & Switch”
Florida Studio Theatre, Sarasota – When X Meets Y – Guest Performer. Improvised Musical
Go Comedy!, Detroit – Campfire Tales
Impro Fest UK, London – Boy Seeks Girl
Stage 4 Improv, California – Guest performer
ComedySportz San Jose, California – Occasional guest performer during 2014 and 2015
Improv Fest Ireland – Boy Seeks Girl
‘Neil + Lydia’, Dublin – One off duo show with UCB Teacher, Lydia Hensler.
Mythfest, Ireland – Poets Of Penance
Zmack, Shanghai – Neil+Curt
Body & Soul Festival, Ireland – Bog Cottage Improv
TedFest, Ireland – Laughalot Improv