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Improv for Fun
Improv for Fun
A session where you don't need to worry about learning performance skills or progressing onto the next course - this is Improv for Fun!
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Bristol Longform Takeover
Bristol Longform Takeover
Get ready for a takeover! Bristol Longform Comedy will be taking charge of the Bristol Improv Theatre to show you the wide range of wonderful improv troupes Bristol has to offer.
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Improv Taster Sessions
Improv Taster Sessions
Every month, we run the Improv Taster Session for anyone looking to try their hand at improvisation before committing to a course.
Antics Joke Show ft. Next Level Sketch Comedy
Antics Joke Show ft. Next Level Sketch Comedy
Up The Antics present their hit format of comedy variety, featuring the best stand-up, improv & sketch comedy. This month, they will be joined by the incredible Next Level Sketch Comedy.
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Performing Level 1: Telling Stories Student Showcase
Performing Level 1: Telling Stories Student Showcase
Come and see the graduates of BIT’s latest Performing Improv course as they share some of the skills they’ve been building over the 7 week course.
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Performing L2: Approaches to Scenework Student Showcase
Performing L2: Approaches to Scenework Student Showcase
Come and see the graduates of BIT’s latest Performing Improv course as they share some of the skills they’ve been building over the 7 week course.
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Improv Jam & Social
Improv Jam & Social
Join us for an evening of improv games, socialising and fun at our monthly jam.
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The Noise Next Door: Freewheeling
The Noise Next Door: Freewheeling
The quickest wits in comedy are here to take you on a totally improvised tour around YOUR weirdest and wildest ideas.
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Global Majority Improv Drop-In
Global Majority Improv Drop-In
This fun and friendly workshop for people from Global Majority backgrounds is open to all levels – you can be completely new to improv or looking to brush up on your basics and practise improv in a different context.
The Noise Next Door: Freewheeling
The Noise Next Door: Freewheeling
The quickest wits in comedy are here to take you on a totally improvised tour around YOUR weirdest and wildest ideas.
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Performing Improv Level 1: Creating Characters
Performing Improv Level 1: Creating Characters
Be anyone (or anything) you want to be! This course introduces the tools, techniques, and tricks used to create characters on-the-spot in performance.
Discovering Improv
Discovering Improv
This six-week course is a voyage through spontaneity, creativity, and connection. Our experienced instructors will guide you through games, exercises, and reflections that will equip you with the tools to improvise, both on stage and off.
Performing Improv Level 2: Exploring Narrative – CANCELLED
Performing Improv Level 2: Exploring Narrative – CANCELLED
This 7 week course explores how to tell a satisfying shared story on stage through the medium of improvised narrative. Using Keith Johnstone inspired exercises and techniques, we'll delve into constructing story arcs and engaging in supportive ensemble work, as well as exploring a number of tools to shake up and inspire participants' scenework skills.
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Performing Improv Level 1: Creating Characters
Performing Improv Level 1: Creating Characters
Be anyone (or anything) you want to be! This course introduces the tools, techniques, and tricks used to create characters on-the-spot in performance.
Intro to Performing Improv
Intro to Performing Improv
A fun-focused, laughter-filled introduction to performing improv in front of an audience.
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Tales of Adventure Presents: High Noon Nonsense
Tales of Adventure Presents: High Noon Nonsense
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.
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LGBTQ+ Improv Drop-In
LGBTQ+ Improv Drop-In
This is a fun and friendly workshop led by LGBTQ+ instructors for people who are LGBTQ+, and is open to all levels. You can be completely new to improv or looking to brush up on your basics and practise improv in a different context. Sessions will focus on fun, representing your own identity(ies) in improv, and connecting with other improvisers.
Antics Joke Show ft. Play It Again
Antics Joke Show ft. Play It Again
Up The Antics present their hit format of comedy variety, featuring the best stand-up, improv & sketch comedy. This month, they will be joined by the hilarious improvised musical duo Play It Again!
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Improvising Shakespeare Student Showcase
Improvising Shakespeare Student Showcase
Come and see the graduates of Imogen Palmer's Improvising Shakespeare course as they show off some of the skills they've been building over the course.
Make the Audience Care – with Maria Peters
Make the Audience Care – with Maria Peters
Some scenes grab the audience and compel them to pay attention, and some scenes… don't. On this course you’ll explore what the difference is, and how to make it work for you and your scenes!
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The Awkward Guide to Friendship
The Awkward Guide to Friendship
House of Figs bring you their new work navigating the choppy waters of friendship, from perfectly platonic meet-cutes to courageous conversations… and beyond. Join poet Beth Calverley and musician Beth Roberts on a voyage through deep friendship feelings, safely afloat in an otherworldly choir of spoken and sung voices.
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Improv Taster Sessions
Improv Taster Sessions
Every month, we run the Improv Taster Session for anyone looking to try their hand at improvisation before committing to a course.
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Apples and Pears Scratch Night
Apples and Pears Scratch Night
Come and support new theatre! Featuring up-and-coming theatre makers, be the first to see what delights they have been cooking up!
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Improv Jam & Social
Improv Jam & Social
Join us for an evening of improv games, socialising and fun at our monthly jam.
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Bristol Improv Theatre Toast & Jam
Bristol Improv Theatre Toast & Jam
Join us to celebrate the success of our fundraiser to Save the Bristol Improv Theatre by raising a glass for a toast, and enjoying (or even taking part in!) a playful and friendly improv jam.
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.
Want to
get involved?
Find out more about work and volunteer opportunities, improv groups, and the Friend Scheme – BIT’s philanthropic initiative to help more and more people get into improv.
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FAQs
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