NZ Improv Fest invites lovers of improvised theatre everywhere to join us in celebrating the art form we all know and love this 3-11 October, from wherever you are and wherever you're at. Join us in Wellington, or connect with us online, in a celebration of world class, local talent!
NZ Improv Fest 2020 is proudly supported by Wellington City Council’s Arts & Culture Fund
The traditional closing show of NZ Improv Festival with a twist - this time, NZ takes on ITSELF. Will it be North vs South? Wellington vs Everywhere Else? Suburbs vs City? Whoever the teams are, they'll face off scene by scene, with your vote deciding who will take home local glory…
When all you've got is each other...
Head and Heart combine in a showcase of improv duets, with players chosen from the Duets workshop taught by Doom & Bloom, aka Brendan ""Monty"" West & Ben Zolno.
One ticket, two shows - our Festival Double Headers give you twice the improv and twice the awesome!
Time Out: What happens when the teacher leaves the room?
Dreadful Midnight: Improvised stories woven with the heartbeat of horror!
A darkly gothic romp from Wellington Improv Troupe!
Join Best on Tap for loves, laughs, tears and tantrums as we explore how proximity affects our relationships and lives.
One ticket, two shows - our Festival Double Headers give you twice the improv and twice the awesome!
Little Big Lies: Secrets, secrets, they're SO fun... Every character's move in this short improvised play is driven by a secret – one you give us!
¡Escándalo! A sexy Latin soap opera romp
Papa's coming out of retirement for one night only! Bring your aiga along and don't be late to the party!
The Queen of Resourcefulness opens up about her tips, tricks and the frightful lengths she's gone to save anything and everything...
One ticket, two shows - our Festival Double Headers give you twice the improv and twice the awesome!
Question Time With The Minister For Everything: A parody political panel responds to your questions to reveal what they really stand for
Doom & Bloom's Terrifying Formless Rollercoaster: Two proper caps go completely off the rails
Immediate theatre, responding to the world as it is on the night you see it.
Every element in the story is necessary - irrelevant elements will be removed.
A group of bodies falling, flying, shifting through space, making infinite instant decisions. They are mass emotional mess and they dance it out.
Come join a motley crew as they try to stage a musical fuelled by backstage dramas, thriving emotions and spontaneous songs.
A tasting platter of the whole fest in one tight show!
Improv comedy is calling…
Join Ziggy Montgomery, famous time traveller and inter-dimensional explorer (Lego Masters Australia’s Jimmy Eaton) as he interviews famous figures from throughout history in a riotous and completely improvised online comedy adventure.
