Improvised scenes are inspired by the anecdotes friends share while sitting on a couch. Stories are told from a place that is truthful; the improvisors take the ideas places that are sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical, always playful. WIT’s Improv Lounge structure originates with “The Living Room” developed in Chicago nearly forty years ago by Charna Halpern at the iO Theatre.

The Wellington Improvisation Troupe, aka WIT, is a member-based community theatre group and registered charity, teaching and performing in Wellington since 2003. Our theatre is made up on the spot, usually inspired by suggestions from the audience and each other. WIT players share a love of storytelling and work together as a team to inspire the audience, we’re sometimes serious, often hilarious and always totally unpredictable.

Pay-what-you-can tickets from $5, and door sales. Entrance to the Upstairs Hall is in Arthur St, or through the exhibition space entrance in Cuba Street.

Where:  Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington
When: 7pm, Friday 3rd July
Tickets: pay what you can (from $5) tickets via Eventfinda, also koha door sales

Beloved improv elimination competition Micetro is back for another bite of the cheese.  Last December Steven was acclaimed as Greatest WIT of Wellington.  This time there will be bold new challengers.

A crew of eager improvisers will again battle head to head using wit, spur-of-the-moment storytelling and risking everything for an the love of the audience.  There’ll be songs!  Drama!  Pathos, bathos probably a bit of logos!    A mix of seasoned improvisers and adorable newcomers and everyone in between will play their hearts out to decide who gets eliminated and who survives to be crowned ‘Micetro’.

Where:  Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington
When: 7pm, Friday 5th 1st May
Tickets: pay what you can (from $5) tickets via Eventfinda, also koha door sales

Steven, crowned Micetro and Greatest WIT of Wellington in December 2025

The Micetro format (also more formally known as Maestro Theatre) was created by Keith Johnstone, and is licenced to WIT by ITI, The International Theatresports Institute.

Beloved improv elimination competition Micetro is back for another bite of the cheese.  The magnificent  Lorraine was once crowned the Greatest WIT in Wellington.  This time . . . well, there will be challengers.

A crew of eager improvisers will again battle head to head using wit, spur-of-the-moment storytelling and risking everything for an the love of the audience.  There’ll be songs!  Drama!  Pathos, bathos probably a bit of logos!    A mix of seasoned improvisers and adorable newcomers and everyone in between will play their hearts out to decide who gets eliminated and who survives to be crowned ‘Micetro’.

Where:  Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington
When: 7pm, Friday 5th December
Tickets: are available via Eventfinda (pay what you can from $5), also door sales

Beloved improv elimination competition Micetro is back for another bite of the cheese.  The magnificent  Lorraine was once crowned the Greatest WIT in Wellington.  This time . . . well, there will be challengers.

A crew of eager improvisers will again battle head to head using wit, spur-of-the-moment storytelling and risking everything for an the love of the audience.  There’ll be songs!  Drama!  Pathos, bathos probably a bit of logos!    A mix of seasoned improvisers and adorable newcomers and everyone in between will play their hearts out to decide who gets eliminated and who survives to be crowned ‘Micetro’.

Where: BATS 1 Kent Tce, Wellington
When: 6.30pm, Friday 25th June
Tickets (or door sales) via the BATS box office