NZ International Comedy Festival 2013It’s the law of the jungle as a crew of seasoned improvisers take turns directing their opponents – creating scenes, stories, sagas or songs before your eyes in a bid to win your approval (and bananas).
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll send the winner home for a week of quality time with a gorilla.
Wellington Improvisation Troupe presents THRILLS & SWOON: IMPROVISED ROMANCE. FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE
“His lips caress mine. It’s only a brush, but the warmth overheats every part of me. Leaning back, my elbow bumps into the power button on the dryer and the old appliance starts moving. Spinning. Spinning like my head. Like my heart.”
WIT is one third of a great lineup appearing at the Mayfair Cafe, 116 Main St Upper Hutt, on
Saturday 23rd March, 8pm – 9.15pm.
For the The Humorous Arts Trust
Featuring Jen O’Sullivan and Adam Williamson.
Real depths of emotion mined 15 Feb 2013
Director Bobbi Block introduces Secrets as “spontaneous, reality based, serio-comic theatre”. Although this is a bit of mouthful, the show does deliver on all of these components. [more]
Fringe Festival fixture (and former Fringe best comedy winner) Micetro is back for another bite of the cheese.
Watch as a crew of eager improvisers go head to head in a battle of wit, spur-of-the-moment storytelling and glorious failure. The audience will decide who gets eliminated and who will survive to be crowned ‘Micetro’. Continue reading
WIT has the best kept . . .
“Some of the best improvisation I have ever seen, with the performers mining real depths of emotion . . .” [Theatreview, 15/02/13]
14 – 17 February 2013 at the Gryphon Theatre
As part of Fringe Festival 2013, Wellington Improvisation Troupe and world-leading American improviser Bobbi Block present the New Zealand premiere of Secrets. Continue reading
Oh look, it’s The Wellington Improvisation Troupe’s Christine Brooks talking to The Flint Podcast about the Long Weekend and what long form improv means.
In association with the Australian Impro Collective, Wellington Improvisation Troupe presents Impro Unwrapped – an international goodwill project that invites audience members to bring along a gift to put under the on-stage Christmas Tree.
We will randomly select and unwrap gifts during the show. The unwrapped gifts will be the inspiration for our Christmas stories and songs all made up on the spot, without a script, without a rehearsal, live before your very eyes! At the end of the night, gifts will be re-wrapped and donated to the fine folk at Wellington City Mission to pass on to those less fortunate, in addition to all proceeds from this performance.
11 – 14 December 2012, Gryphon Theatre
It’s 2012. You know what that means: The End. Who would have guessed it would begin right here in small town New Zealand?
The End of the World… a different way every night!
From an improvised pantomime to misbehaving puppets; from heartwarming fundraising to the end of civilisation itself! This December, WIT presents ‘A Christmas Cracker’ – two weeks of improvised theatre that promises comedy, charitable Christmas cheer, pantomime horses and more surprises than a leaked Ministry document.
From the people that brought you The Last Saloon, The Wishing Tree and The Young and the WITless VI, and featuring performances from both new members and old hats, this is a season not to be missed.
This show is over – though we remember it fondly. Puppets vs People ran as a late night show on the 6th, 7th and 14th of December, as part of the 2012 Christmas Cracker season. Overall, the puppets won.
The ultimate showdown, “Puppets Vs People” is an improvised comedy battle between puppets and humans to prove who is funnier. Scenes are created live on stage using ideas straight from the audience. Continue reading