Celebrating 25 years of their company, The Improvisors remount a favourite improv format for the New Zealand Improvisation Festival 2015 at BATS Theatre. Family saga Tree of Lives hits the stage on Thursday 8 October at 9pm. Working closely with the audience, The improvisors provide the family tree; audience tell them which branches, eras and relationships they want to see.
Read MoreAuckland improviser Lori Dungey comes to Wellington to lead a New Zealand Improvisation Festival 2015 Ensemble in BOOYA (Blow it Out Your Ahem). On Thursday 8 October at 6.30pm at BATS Theatre audience members can expect strong, bold and high quality story alongside some slick moves of modern dance.
Read More"Many people would shy away from ad-libbing in front of a crowd, but professional improvisers like Jennifer O'Sullivan can't get enough of it.
Troves of quick-witted improvisers are coming to dazzle Wellingtonians for one week only at the New Zealand Improvisation Festival in October. "
Read MoreBest on Tap have created 7 rules to create the perfect playlist of all time. Mixtape features for the first time in one show only as part of the New Zealand Improvisation Festival 2015 at BATS Theatre on Wednesday 7 October at 9pm.
Read MoreThis week, we've had two major launches - registrations are now open for workshops and participant show tickets in New Zealand Improv Festival 2015, and all tickets are now on sale for our performance showcase at BATS Theatre!
Read MoreNew Zealand Improvisation Festival features a night of solo stories woven with truth and heartbreak, then sprinkled with whimsy in The Story Cabaret on Tuesday 6 October at 8.30pm at BATS Theatre. Presented by Meegwai Productions, this enchanting act featuring The Unicorn, Derek Flores, and guests will leave audience members lost in a most luxurious desire for story.
Read MorePlayShop Performance Company will be a Wellington company not to miss at the New Zealand Improvisation Festival 2015. After scooping up the Best Improv award at the 2015 New Zealand Fringe Festival with 10 Things I Hate About Us, audience will be invited sit back and soak up the ‘stuff’ to see the award-winning company’s latest creation in SED Speeches: Theories of Stuff on Wednesday 7 October at 8.30pm, and their Friday night show, PlayShop LIVE at 9pm on Friday 9 October at BATS Theatre.
Read MoreTravelling from Sydney, Australia for the New Zealand Improvisation Festival 2015 are Linette Voller, Anne Wilson and Linda Calgaro in Lady Fingers. On Wednesday 7 October at 6.30pm at BATS Theatre, these three talented ladies take to the stage to perform one hour of improvised music, movement and theatricality.
Read MoreKicking off the 2015 New Zealand Improvisation Festival is Wellington Improvisation Troupe’s Royal Equinox Adventure Cruise on Tuesday 6 October at 6.30pm at BATS Theatre. Audiences will sail away on a Wes Anderson-like cruise. Symmetry, simplicity, and even Bill Murray will be the threads that help weave this new improv format. Together with the audience, this show will reveal who lives, loves, and who dies, on a Cruise of a life-time.
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