Here. Together. now.
The sixteenth New Zealand Improv Festival will place from 26 September – 4 October 2025, in beautiful Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), based at the BATS Theatre with a few events offsite.
Featuring a dizzying variety of shows, workshops, mixers, conference sessions and social events, NZIF showcases the best of improv from Aotearoa, Australasia and beyond.
There are a handful of workshop places remaining, or you can join the waiting list for anything that’s sold out. Check out the full programme here, or book tickets for shows on the BATS website.
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Bodyworks (directed by Gabrielle Raz-Liebman) at NZIF 2024. Photo by Crisstian Grueber.
Thanks to the generous support of our partners and funders, we're delighted to announce the return of our scholarship and financial assistance programme.