Upcoming shows

Join our lunchtime improv comedy classes at Bristol Improv Theatre for a creative power-up! Perfect for creatives & freelancers, these drop-in sessions with Rebecca MacMillan support you to explore your inner playfulness, boost your confidence and wellbeing, and unlock your inner comic genius. No previous experience needed – just come and enjoy the spontaneity!

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.

This seven-week course combines techniques inspired by legendary improviser Keith Johnstone and Pixar Animation Studios to equip students with a formidable toolkit of storytelling techniques and skills. From confidence and communication skills to knowing how to make bold choices to keep the story alive (or deliver a surprising twist ending), you’ll train the narrative instincts that will grab and sustain your audience’s interest.

Looking to stretch your improvising muscles? Then our drop-ins are for you!

Join us for this six-week course and immerse yourself in the fundamentals of improvising for an audience. Our experienced facilitators will guide you with games, exercises, and scenes to enhance your skills and launch your performance journey.

Go beyond just making improvised characters to explore their hidden depths, inner lives, and satisfying character arcs.

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.

Thursday 26th February | 19:30 (Doors open 18:30) Get ready for a takeover! Bristol Longform Comedy (BLC) are set to take over the Bristol Improv Theatre with an exciting night dedicated to the very best in local longform improv. This special event, known as the Bristol Longform Takeover, offers audiences a unique opportunity to experience…

Prepare to be amazed as you witness the creation of a brand new musical theatre show, courtesy of The Bristol Improv Theatre’s flagship musical theatre company, This Is Your Musical!

Saturday 28th February 2026 | 19:30 (NEW: Bar open from 18:30) It’s the 100th ever Antics Joke Show! From humble beginnings in a vegan basement, now celebrating at Bristol Improv Theatre with an amazing line-up, including Sketch Comedy from The Mayor and His Daughter, Improv silliness from Up The Antics and as ever some hilarious…

Sunday, 1st March 2026 | 17:00 Bristol-based comic, illustration and zine fair Zinezilla debuts its first exhibition at the Bristol Improv Theatre! Join us for the opening night, featuring zine stalls, a mask-making workshop, and improv performance to celebrate everything ziney and zillary.