What's On

Proudly showcasing diverse skills of local troupes and artists within the Bristol improv community. Featuring unique acts from the vibrant world of unscripted comedy, with a focus on up-and-comers, providing a stage for fresh, original shows.

Discover the joy of improv with Rebecca MacMillan’s lunchtime classes at Bristol Improv Theatre. These sessions are designed for creatives, freelancers, and everyone else who’s looking for a dose of joy in their day.

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

Witness your very own spontaneous musical burst into life for one night only, and only for one night! This Is Your Musical is the all-singing, all-dancing improvised musical extravaganza that has wowed audiences for over eight years.

Come along and give improv a go! Taster sessions are the perfect way to dip your toes into improvisation before commiting to a course. It’s a great chance to try improv and connect with others in a playful way.

Created with the support of the Bristol Improv Theatre, the Unscripted Players present two brand new improvised productions in one show!

The improvised game show where comedy meets competition! Originally created by The Delight Collective, the Bish Bosh Bash is perfect for improv newcomers and seasoned fans alike. Get ready for a high-energy evening full of competition and creativity!

The UK's premier pan-Asian improv group are back with their mission to bring epic laughs from the diasporASIA to Bristol. Bringing playful improv from their monthly night in London - followed by a friendly audience jam!

An improvised post-apocalyptic adventure comedy. A single suggestion from you will help this twisted cast craft an entire narrative show on the spot. Expect raiders, mutants and more in this absurd dark comedy inspired by Fallout and Mad Max.

The Drag Dungeoneers is a loose narrative monster-of-the-week style D&D live show adventure, featuring some of Bristol’s finest drag nerds.

Jazz Police presents You Name It! A completely unscripted comedy performance born from your imagination. Taking audience suggestions for the title of the show, Jazz Police will craft a hilarious and utterly unique performance. This is a comedic adventure driven by you.

Five performers are all working hard to put on a good improv show. Well, almost all of them - one of them is secretly trying to sabotage the show without getting caught! Will The Saboteur be unmasked before the evening is ruined?

The stylised, cult classic action thriller with an iconic, pulsing, synth score. A Coney Island street gang is framed for the murder of a rival gang leader. Hunted by every gang in the city, they must fight their way back from the Bronx to their home turf.

Come and see the latest graduates of the BIT's improv courses as they share some of the skills they've been building. Free entry with optional supporter tickets!

Our two Adventure Leaders are very, very good at adventures, but when it comes to imagination, they need YOUR help! A fully improvised family-friendly theatre show based around suggestions from the audience’s young adventurers, stick around after the show to join in with drawing or dancing. For children ages 3-8 and their families.

Join a live-play Dungeons & Dragons show, featuring a cast of comedians, voice actors, and guests from the distant worlds of Baldur’s Gate, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared and Doctor Who. Whilst our Dungeon Master welcomes our heroes into an immersive world, you will play a critical role in shaping their adventure. Later, be entertained by the Bards Against Humanity, who will perform improvised songs of your recent misadventures.

Rock The Tots - Gigs for little ones… and their grown-ups! Fun live music for families, and this show’s theme is ‘The Movies’! From Titanic to Top Gun, Grease to Ghostbusters, maybe some Eminem! With puppets, bubbles and more, you and your kids will have a blast.

Bristol Longform Comedy take over the Bristol Improv Theatre! Fantastically funny improv comedy from legendary Bristol groups and The Takeover Team, assembled anew for each Takeover with a different guest director each time.

Get experimental with The Improv Lab! An afternoon of scratch performances featuring a variety of new and developing ideas from Bristol’s improv scene.

A brand-new musical inspired by Stephen Sondheim and Jason Robert Brown, where the characters, location, music, lyrics, and story are created in the moment with a live musician, inspired by the audience. This is a funny, heartfelt, queer-leaning show about the everyday.

An evening of love stories brought to you by the Bish Bosh Bash team. Six directors must tell a romantic tale in order to reunite with their true love - and it’s up to you to decide which story makes it to the finale!

Get ready for an all-time comedy classic! You're about to get personal with one of music history's greatest and loudest heavy metal bands, Spinal Tap! Whether or not you're a die-hard fan of the group, you'll love this detailed "rockumentary" of England's legendary Spinal Tap.

Award-winning dancer and comedian Sam Burkett is here for the freshest gossip—and they want it LIVE. Watch them spin your stories into a hilarious blend of improv comedy and experimental dance. Expect the unexpected, and come ready to spill.

The return of Pride Games Night! Inspired by popular improv exercises, this night of gripping games and comical challenges will leave you howling with laughter as you play together against others. Our hosts bring the games so all you need to do is turn up and have fun. For every ticket sold, £1 will be donated to Bristol Pride (Charity No. 1166817).

The improvised game show where comedy meets competition! This month, we’re looking for friends from the improv community to join us in a special jam event.

Mind Canyon is an improvised comedy podcast with music and sound effects added live. Each story is brought to life by top UK improvisers. The show was nominated for Best Comedy at the British Podcast Awards, won Bronze for Creativity, and holds a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

Glamour meets corset-splitting musical chaos… Darling, it's Dragprov! Dazzling audiences from the Edinburgh Fringe to Glastonbury Festival, this dynamic drag king and queen duo create Broadway-ready songs and sketches on the spot.

We’re celebrating pride this year with the action-adventure film that, rumour has it, awakened many a dormant bisexual millennial… Deep in the Egyptian desert, a band of explorers searching for long-lost treasure accidentally resurrects an ancient legacy of terror.

Test your mettle as a detective with the Company of International Artists as you work to solve an art mystery set at a high-stakes auction. Tackle puzzles, decipher codes and review key evidence to crack the case! An immersive “who-dunnit” art-themed mystery experience set within a top-secret art detective agency.

Steamy clown chaos as the most beautiful maid in Paris falls in love with a talking dummy controlled by the audience! Scan the QR code to play cupid in a series of romantic misadventures powered by your in-the-moment suggestions.

After a break from performing at The Bristol Improv Theatre, the Antics are back with a special summer fundraiser! With a selection of incredible improv teams from Bristol, you can sit back with the knowledge you're in safe hands and that all of the proceeds will be going towards the Bristol Improv Theatre!

The slacker noir, sprawling odyssey about a man who just wanted his rug back (it really tied the room together, man).

“Hell is other people” Lost souls stuck in limbo, where over thousands of years together their hopes, dreams, secrets and lies come to light and steer them to their final destination… Fully improvised theatre inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit.

Step into the flickering dream of the roaring ‘20s a world away from digital influences. And rediscover the joy of pure simple comedy with Silent Movie Improv!

Funny stuff, made up on the spot. No gimmicks, no tricks - just the quickest, wittiest improvisers in the UK putting on a show to make you laugh like nobody’s business. The Noise Next Door are award-winning, twelve-time sell-out legends of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and have blown audiences away on BBC One, ITV1, Comedy Central, and in comedy clubs and theatres all over the world. Don’t miss your chance to see them live.