26 shows this month across the Midlands, covering Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester & more.
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BIRMINGHAM
THURS 10TH – PATRICK KAVANAGH
The Armando Diaz Experience: Fat Penguin Improv create a comedy show from scratch using Chicago’s most famous improv format.
https://www.facebook.com/FatPenguinImprovComedy
SUN 13TH – THE GLEE CLUB
Spontaneous Potter: An entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, with live musical accompaniment, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpontaneousPlayers/
TUES 15TH – PATRICK KAVANAGH
Level 1 Showcase: The most recent graduates of the Fat Penguin school put on their first show for friends and family.
https://www.facebook.com/FatPenguinImprovComedy
THURS 17TH – PATRICK KAVANAGH
The Armando Diaz Experience: Some of the best improvisers in Birmingham take to the stage to deliver another Fat Penguin Improv comedy show.
https://www.facebook.com/FatPenguinImprovComedy
MON 21ST – BLUE ORANGE THEATRE
Box Of Frogs: Monthly show in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter where audience members have the option to join performers on stage.
https://www.facebook.com/BoxofFrogsImpro/
THURS 24TH – PATRICK KAVANAGH
The Armando Diaz Experience: The performers tell a true-life story based on an audience suggestion, then create a series of comedy scenes inspired by the story.
https://www.facebook.com/FatPenguinImprovComedy
SUN 27TH – THE GLEE CLUB
Rough Works: Box Of Frogs take the stage to try out some new ideas in front of a live audience. Part of a new material night showcasing the finest comics in the Midlands.
https://www.glee.co.uk/comedy/birmingham/
MON 28TH – LOKI WINE
Level 2 Showcase: Students from Fat Penguin take to the stage after 8 weeks of training to perform a show about true life stories for friends and family.
https://www.facebook.com/FatPenguinImprovComedy
WEDS 30TH – THE VICTORIA
Baron Sternlook’s Improvised Musical: See scenes, songs and an entire musical created from scratch based on your suggestions.
https://www.facebook.com/baronsternlookimprov/
WEDS 30TH – GUILD OF STUDENTS
Improvabunga: Two movie genres are mashed together by the award-winning Watch This team. Featuring live musical and four buzzers that let you control the show.
https://www.facebook.com/WatchThisImprov/
THURS 31ST – PATRICK KAVANAGH
The Armando Diaz Experience: High energy, high concept comedy from the Fat Penguin Improv comedy team.
https://www.facebook.com/FatPenguinImprovComedy
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NOTTINGHAM
THURS 10TH – MALT CROSS
Gorilla Burger: Theatre karaoke where you can be the star. Or you can just sit back and enjoy an evening of unplanned, uncensored improv comedy.
https://www.facebook.com/missimp.co.uk
SAT 26TH/MON 28TH/TUE 29TH – NOTTINGHAM NEW THEATRE
Hard Truths: The audience suggest a question for the improvisers to answer honestly, and from there they’ll weave a fabulous narrative from all their confessions.
https://www.facebook.com/UoNImprov
WEDS 30TH – ANGEL MICROBREWERY
Smash Night: Multiple acts spontaneously turn suggestions into scenes and stories bound to be breath-taking and bloody hilarious.
https://www.facebook.com/missimp.co.uk
WEDS 30TH/THURS 31ST – NOTTINGHAM NEW THEATRE
Hard Truths: Two more one-act plays finding truth in comedy, performed by students of the University of Nottingham.
https://www.facebook.com/UoNImprov
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LEICESTER
SAT 5TH – CRITERION FREE HOUSE
The Same Faces: Brilliant comedy sketches live on stage, in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSameFaces/
WEDS 9TH – UPSTAIRS AT THE WESTERN
Uncle Armando: A single word inspires a headline comedian to tell us something about their life, which in turn becomes the basis for comedy scenes from the improv players.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSameFaces/
SAT 26TH – COOKIE
Leicester Fridge Preview Show: Annual showcase of Leicester comedians previewing their acts before the Leicester Comedy Festival. Features a spot from The Same Faces.
https://www.facebook.com/LeicesterFridge/
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COVENTRY
FRI 11TH – ESQUIRES COFFEE
Full Of Beans: A free family friendly evening of improvised sketches and games by Coventry Improv.
https://www.facebook.com/CoventryImprov/
WEDS 23RD – UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
New Year, New WITS: If your New Year Resolution was to watch more quality improv, look no further than the Warwick Improv Theatre Society.
https://www.facebook.com/WarwickImprovTheatre/
RUGELEY
MON 14TH – MANSFIELD HOUSE
Spontaneous Potter: An entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, with live musical accompaniment, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSpontaneousPlayers/
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
SAT 26TH – ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
The Peablossom Cabaret: Songs about your hobbies, your grandma, your cat… anything at all! Slick improvised lyrics with a cavalcade of musical styles. Part of The Winter Revel.
https://www.rsc.org.uk/events/nights-winter-revel
NORTHAMPTON
SAT 26TH – POMFRET ARMS
The Same Faces: More instant humour from this long-established comedy group.
https://www.facebook.com/TheSameFaces/
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