Upcoming shows

There's nothing quite so gripping as a good story. Build your communication skills & confidence in storytelling and train narrative instincts to help grab and sustain audience interest. An excellent course for writers, performers or anyone who wants to bring storytelling into their life and work.

Looking to stretch your improvising muscles? Then our drop-ins are for you! Our drop-ins run every Monday evening and alternate between scene workshops and classes focused on specific skills to help you pad out your improvisers tool-kit. During our scene workshops, you’ll receive supportive and constructive side-coaching, tailored to the group and designed to develop…

Take your narrative skills to the next level! This course takes a deeper look at the ins and outs of crafting a satisfying story on the spot, whether you're working solo or as part of a group.

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. Our wonderful students will be improvising stories and scenes before your eyes, based on your suggestions. FREE ENTRY – fellow students, family and friends welcome! The bar will be…

Come along for this one hour, family friendly session where every week we will create a completely new story! Each workshop will focus on a different theme where, guided by the workshop facilitator, grown ups and children will work together to create their own characters and build the world of the story. This session is…

The Bristol Improv Theatre presents a triple bill of talented local groups. That’s three great shows all in one brilliant night. THE THOROUGHGOODS The Thoroughgoods are a local improv group, formed of graduates from the Bristol Improv Theatre. Their show Yesterday, with Jean Thoroughgood, tells the life story of the titular Jean – a tale that…

The RH Experience are returning to the Bristol Improv Theatre this September. 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.

Every month, we run the Improv Taster Session for anyone looking to try their hand at improvisation before committing to a course. Facilitated by an experienced Bristol Improv Theatre instructor, the class will explore a fundamental skill of improvisation using a smorgasbord of improv games and exercises. It’s a great chance to try improv and…

THE ANTICS JOKE SHOW Up The Antics present their hit format of comedy variety, featuring the best  stand-up talent, sketch comedy from Up The Antics and this month, they will be joined by Edward Bourne presenting sketches from his show “sketchbook” IMPROV FROM UP THE ANTICS Bristol-based Up The Antics take us down the rabbit…