Upcoming shows

Do Not Adjust Your Stage: The Wunderkammer

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

DNAYS return to Bristol for 2025 – Improvised comedy sketches and scenes inspired by TED-style talks from guest speakers. Previous guest speakers include a professional extreme snowboarder, a Greenpeace activist, the scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep, a Game of Thrones superfan and a piracy expert.

£14

Giant Steps

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

Friday 31st January | 20:00 (Doors open 19:30pm) Created by Max Dickens and Conor Jatter, the ground-breaking fusion of improv comedy and live jazz comes to the BIT after sell-out…

£14

‘The Mastery of Self Expression’ Taster Session

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

Equal parts performance masterclass and personal development course, The Mastery of Self Expression will help you grow your capacity for creative and spontaneous self-expression and discover how to come deeply into relationship with yourself and your ‘audience’ – both on and off stage. Come meet the facilitators and find out how. NB The workshop itself will take place April 11-13th offsite in south Bristol. For info: Facebook MasteryBristol

Free

CANCELLED – Giant Steps Present: Something from Nothing

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

How do you start scenes when you’ve had no or minimal opening? Or when you are on the backline and have no ideas? How do you take scenes from banal beginnings to something special? We’ll explore new techniques to make you more playful, more erudite, and more interesting on stage.

£45

The RH Experience

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

The RH Experience are returning to the Bristol Improv Theatre. A 5* improvised comedy sketch group, who have been performing live shows & producing sketches for over a decade, and between them have performed at Glastonbury and Latitude Festivals, Edinburgh & Brighton Fringes, and have featured on BBC One, BBC Radio 4 & E4.

£14
Event Series The Improv Gym

The Improv Gym

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

Part rehearsal room, part personal improv training, the Improv Gym is a facilitated space where you can work on your skills and draw upon the expertise of our experienced teaching staff.

£20

Compering and Crowd Work Masterclass

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

Whether you’re an open mic comic wanting to learn the basics of compering or a more seasoned pro keen to extend your skill set, join accomplished compere Ben Van der Velde for this four hour workshop focusing on the skills of hosting and crowd work.

£50
Event Series Tales of Adventure

Tales of Adventure presents: Romantic Ridiculousness

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

Tales of Adventure is an improvised storytelling panel show with live illustration, inspired by tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons. Each episode sees a crack team of comedians and improvisers combining their talents to craft a thrilling and hilarious narrative in a different genre, aided (and sometimes challenged) by suggestions from the Audience.

£13

The Bareback Kings Valentine’s Special

The Bristol Improv Theatre 50 SAINT PAULS ROAD, Bristol, United Kingdom

Feeling the Valentine's Day blues? Need an alternative to the commercialisation of romance? Let London favourites The Bareback Kings bring more lurve into your life with their drag king swagger, tackling the issues of the hour in this improvised comedy show. The boyz are rude, crude but never disrespecting the ladies. Even when they’re whipping their kecks off.

£13

Info about

group bookings

Looking for a fun and unique experience for a night out? The Bristol Improv Theatre can organise discounts and added value experiences for groups.

Our shows include improvised musicals, high energy comedy game shows and more great improvised theatre from Bristol-based companies and visiting acts.

Interested in bringing your party to the UK’s first dedicated improv theatre?

We have put together a great value deal for group bookings, which we can tailor to your needs.

10 Tickets 2 Bottles of Prosecco Standard cost:

£150

Experiences and prices are negotiable.

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