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We've got some incredible specialist classes coming up across June, July and August! Delivered by expert instructors fro...
18/06/2026

We've got some incredible specialist classes coming up across June, July and August! Delivered by expert instructors from the UK and beyond, and ranging from a single afternoon to some 5-Day Intensives, there's something for everyone this summer 🌞🎓

'Improv and Intimacy' with Lucy Fennell 🫶
🎓 Weekend intensive focusing on safe and trusting techniques to explore improvised intimacy with expert intimacy coordinator

'From Scene, to Game, to Sketch' with Mike OT and Steve Dawson ✍
🎓 Ever wanted to turn your improvised scenes into scripted sketches? Join Mike and Steve in an afternoon session focused on pushing your improv further.

'Horror, Ghosts, and Folklore' with Katy Schutte 👻
🎓 5-Day Intensive focused on challenging and exciting improv around local folklore, horror, and things that go bump in the night with

'Characters That Care' with Monica Gaga 🫂
🎓 leads this afternoon session with exercises designed to develop your characters and push them beyond the mould.

'Working the Room' with Monica Gaga 🎤
🎓 Ever wanted to charm and command a crowd? Join for this one day class designed to boost your stage presence and public speaking skills

'Improvised Theatre' with Chris Mead 🚪
🎓 This 5-Day Intensive inspired by Jean Paul Sartre's 'No Exit' explores connection and belonging in a course rooted in patience and emotional truth, led by

'All The Paints In The Box' with Jim Fishwick 🎨
Want to level up your improv toolkit? This half-day course from is designed to help performers shake off their 'default settings' and take more risks.

For more details or to book a place on any of these courses (plus our regular classes and shows), visit here: https://improvtheatre.co.uk/?filter=Classes&subfilter=Specialist

15/06/2026

This week join us for the perfect alternative to ⚽⚽⚽.....

Kick off - with 🎶🎹 This Is Your Musical for a classic Friday night musical improv adventure.
📆Friday 19 June
🕗 8pm
🎫 From £13

Saturday the pitch invasion is led by Sam Burkett Dance - be sure to bring all the fresh gossip so they can show you their improvised 👯 moves in GOSS - - a night of 🤣🤣🤣 guaranteed.
📅 Saturday 20 June
🕣 7.30pm
🎫 From £13

And for anyone keen who is sat on the improv subs bench - come and perfect your skills at our Saturday afternoon taster.
📅 Saturday 20 June
🕣 2pm
🎫 From £11

Grab your tickets https://events.improvtheatre.co.uk/?date=ThisWeek

11/06/2026

Our host Holly knows that love can make you feel like you can touch the sky! She'll be your steady guide through the romance and intrigue of the Story Smash: Summer of Love!

💞✈️ Based on your suggestions, each director will tell a romantic tale in a different style, using recognisable tropes from film, TV, literature, and pop culture. At each stage, the audience decides who to keep and who to wave goodbye to, until we’re left with one winning
director to lead us to the finale - and to reunite with their true love!

📆 Friday, June 12th
🕐 7:30pm
📍Bristol Improv Theatre, BS8 1LP
🎟 Tickets at the link! https://events.improvtheatre.co.uk/events/story-smash-summer-of-love-6001/story-smash-summer-of-love-fri-12-jun

10/06/2026

The Saboteur has dared to show their face again - two weeks after winning Heat 1...
Check out what .gb has to say about their experience.

👉👉👉don't miss out on Heat 2 of our interactive show . Instructed to complete various improv challenges by the compere - fiver performers are trying to keep to rules - collaborate, team work and co-operation..... Except ONE is trying to sabotage everything.

The Saboteur - where Whose Line Is It Anyway meets The Traitors. Excpect fun and deception, trust and treachery....

Link in bio for tickets

04/06/2026

Meet our Saboteur Heat 2 Challengers ready to join Will Gawned in the final later this summer.

At 7.30 on Friday 26 June - these five will be hoping not to be eliminated and The Saboteur will be desparate not to be discovered. Don't miss your chance to make or break their nigth as you pass judgement live and the number dwindle.

There can only be 1 WINNER!

Grab your tickets now https://events.improvtheatre.co.uk/events/the-saboteur-4601/the-saboteur-fri-26-jun

03/06/2026

Let's Talk Feedback!
We all need to give and receive feedback in our lives - mostly 👩‍💼 at work.
It's not always easy - whether you are the person giving or receiving feedback, espeically if it's not always positive.

That's why we've invited Ste Brown, business psychologist and coach to run a taster session to help everyone with some tecniques and structure to help those feedback conversations.

📅 Tuesday 16 June
⏰ 9.30-11.30am
🏠 Bristol Improv Theatre
💵 £16

Spend 2 hours, over coffee and pastries, as Ste helps you learn ways to improve those workplace converstions .... No improv experience required.

Get tickets here https://events.improvtheatre.co.uk/events/effective-feedback-reflective-practice-at-work-2602/effective-feedback-reflective-practice-at-work-tue-16-jun

31/05/2026

Countdown to summer with some of your improv favourites....shows and classes to keep you fully 'improv'd' over the next two weeks.

Curious to give a go - but not been brave enough yet❓
then our improv taster is the perfect place to start - friendly, no pressure and loads of fun. Come along
📆 Sat 6 June 2pm

Want to strecth those improv muscles 💪 a bit more - then our Improv Drop-in (every Monday evening is the place for you)
📆 Monday 1 June 7pm

Or prefer to just watch others? Then we've got a couple of brilliant shows in the next fortnight.

📅 Thursday 11 June 7.30pm - join The Drag Dungeoneers - if you've not been yet you MUST see this show!

📅 Friday 12 June 7.30pm - are brining 'summer lovin' vibes' 💗 with the Summer Story Smash.

Fantastic opportunity to work with over two days this summer with a brilliant and experienced facilitator. For improvi...
31/05/2026

Fantastic opportunity to work with over two days this summer with a brilliant and experienced facilitator. For improvisers as well as teachers and directors of improv.
Lucy is an accredited intimacy co-ordinator for stage and screen and previous students (from last year's course) had so many positive comments and feedback.
If you are looking to expand your improv toolkit and explore how to ensure spontaneity of and the need to navigate consent and instill safe practices in your improv storytelling and groups.

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