Anne McGrath’s life is woven through by a love of theatre. She trained in scripted theatre techniques at the Drama Studio Newtown, and then with Peter Hall at the Drama Action Centre in improvisational theatre forms – this is where she became passionate about Playback Theatre and Commedia Dell’ Arte. Anne was an early member of Paperbag Playback (now Out of the Box). In 1999 Anne was the founding member of ‘Impromptu Theatrix’ which provided training in improvisational theatre forms and gave Anne an opportunity to further explore Commedia Dell’Arte. Anne has used improvisational theatre techniques in her work in schools to assist students to build confidence and communication skills.